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Yingli Green Energy Hosted DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions Innovation Day
Oct 17, 2012, 06:30 ET from Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited
BAODING, China, Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) ("Yingli Green Energy" or the "Company"), a leading solar energy company and one of the world's largest vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturers, which markets its products under the brand "Yingli Solar", invited the DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions China ("DuPont") team to an Innovation Day event at its Baoding headquarters. DuPont is the leading supplier of materials to the solar photovoltaic ("PV") industry, with the exception of silicon.
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The Innovation Day event was designed to further strengthen the relationship between Yingli Green Energy and DuPont. During the day-long event, two companies exchanged views on photovoltaic materials and technology roadmap, downstream marketing strategies and manufacturing process optimization. The two companies also identified several opportunities for R&D collaboration in PV and other fields.
"DuPont is a company with a strong global network and is well-known for its experience and expertise in materials science, technology and innovation in the solar industry and many other fields. Yingli has always committed to advance technology and innovation. Through close interactions with DuPont such as at the Innovation Day event, we create a good platform upon which to exchange ideas, thoughts and concepts of technology innovation," said Mr. Liansheng Miao, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Yingli Green Energy.
"We are delighted to have this opportunity to more closely collaborate with the Yingli management and technician teams. It helps us further understand the company's strategy, product roadmap, technology development and unique corporate culture," said Mr. Jim Guo, Regional Business Director, Asia Pacific, DuPont Microcircuit Materials.
Yingli Green Energy entered into a strategic agreement with Dupont for the research and development of PV materials in February 2012. By using DuPont™ Solamet® photovoltaic metallization pastes and protective backsheet made with DuPont™ Tedlar® polyvinyl fluoride film, Yingli Green Energy is able to improve the cell conversion efficiency and lifetime of its PANDA modules.
About Yingli Green Energy
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE), which markets its products under the brand "Yingli Solar", is a leading solar energy company and one of the world's largest vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturers. Yingli Green Energy's manufacturing covers the entire photovoltaic value chain, from the production of polysilicon through ingot casting and wafering, to solar cell production and module assembly. In August 2012, Yingli Green Energy reached a balanced vertically integrated production capacity of 2,450 MW per year, from facilities located in Baoding, Haikou, Tianjin and Hengshui, respectively. Yingli Green Energy distributes its photovoltaic modules to a wide range of markets, including Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece, France, South Korea, China, Japan and the United States. Headquartered in Baoding, China, Yingli Green Energy has more than 20 subsidiaries and branch offices worldwide. Yingli Green Energy is publicly listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: YGE). For more information, please visit www.yinglisolar.com.
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A rapist from Dallas has been added to the state's top 10 list of wanted sex offenders.
Willie L. Sullivan is wanted for failing to register as a sex offender and for violating his parole, after he was charged with burglarizing a building.
The 57-year-old has a lengthy criminal history that began in 1981, when he was arrested for burglary and larceny. In 1985, he sexually assaulted a 29-year-old woman at knife point, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
He served 10 years for the rape and must register as a sex offender for life.
Sullivan, whose last known address was on Pacesetter Drive in southeast Oak Cliff, has the word "Sonya" tattooed on his chest and has scars on his left forearm and over his left eye. He also has a gunshot scar on one finger on his right hand.
Officials say he's worked in the construction business, serving as a welder, heavy equipment mechanic, concrete finisher and laborer.
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On (Subgame Perfect) Secure Equilibrium in Quantitative Reachability Games
The authors referred turn-based quantitative multiplayer non zero-sum games played on finite graphs with reachability objectives. In such games, each player aims at reaching his own goal set of states as soon as possible. A previous work on this model showed that Nash equilibria (resp. secure equilibria) are guaranteed to exist in the multiplayer (resp. two-player) case. The existence of secure equilibria in the multiplayer case remained and is still an open problem. In this paper, they focus their study on the concept of sub-game perfect equilibrium, a refinement of Nash equilibrium well-suited in the framework of games played on graphs. They also introduce the new concept of sub-game perfect secure equilibrium.


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UNI centers around violence prevention
UNI's Center for Violence Prevention aims to decrease gender violence on Iowa's three state university campuses
|UNI received a $700,000 grant from the Department of Justice; a $10,000 grant from Verizon; $115,000 in funding from the Waitt Institute for Violence Prevention; and $15,000 in funding from the Iowa Department of Public Health. This financial assistance will ensure that the center is a leader in violence prevention initiatives on Iowa's three state universities.
The University of Northern Iowa officially opened the doors to its Center for Violence Prevention (CVP) on Feb. 3. The goal of the center is to aid in campus violence prevention, training curriculum development and programming.
With the help of the Department of Justice, the Waitt Institute for Violence Prevention, the Iowa Department of Public Heath and Verizon, this center will work to develop best practices for responding to and preventing interpersonal violence at Iowa's three state universities, in K through 12 classrooms, and in Iowa communities and the surrounding region.
With recent events such as the shooting in Tucson, Ariz., where six people were killed and many injured, and the political unrest in Egypt, this center has opened at a solemn, but necessary, time.
Annette Lynch, professor of applied human sciences and director of the center, said, "The new Center for Violence Prevention formally marks the important leadership role UNI has played over the past 10 years in bringing more than $2.5 million in external funding from the Violence Against Women Office to the three state universities in Iowa."
Initiatives for this center include increasing victim support services and decreasing gender violence, sexual assault, bullying, school violence and other forms of violence.
One of the core missions of the center is to create a regional dissemination site to share research, services and violence-prevention education.
Annette Lynch, professor of applied human sciences and director of the center, said, "It's recognition from the U.S. Department of Justice of the strong collaborations we have built in Iowa, including Iowa's three state universities, state and local victim service agencies, Iowa Department of Public Health, campus and local police departments, and private foundations."
Pictured above (from left): Senator Chuck Grassley, Annette Lynch, John Flannery and President Ben Allen.
Senator Chuck Grassley spoke at the center's opening and said, "The center will provide leadership in developing solutions to campus violence and research ways to stop tragic events from ever occurring."


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One of the key elements in this decision-making process is the judicious use of RFPs. I say judicious because if the RFP (request for proposals) is done properly, it will generate responses that allow you to select vendors who provide the greatest value.
As noted in a recent research brief developed by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers, which represents government CIOs, and National Association of State Procurement Officers, "'[b]est value is a term of art in procurement circles that is different from best or lowest price. ·
It may be easier said than done to create an effective RFP, however. The first question to ask is when an RFP is the right way to select your vendors. What follows are some brief criteria to apply and benefits to be gained:
Going through the process can be difficult and costly in terms of resources required for planning, development and evaluation, and you should weigh these resource costs against what you hope to gain through the use of an RFP.
If not done properly, it can waste your time and that of your colleagues (not to mention that of the well-qualified vendors who may become frustrated by the process and opt out of future opportunities to do business with your organization.)
Developing the RFP
The planning process begins with identification of stakeholders who should be involved. Although this will vary from organization to organization, it typically includes the CIO, the appropriate procurement executive, the CFO or designated financial representative, a legal department representative and the end users of the technology.
Including them throughout the process will not only result in buy-in for the final selection, but will also provide substantive input that will generate a more comprehensive RFP.
The process continues with identification and preliminary research related to potential vendors. If your company works only from approved vendor lists, this may already have been done. If your requirements cannot be met by those vendors, you will want to identify and qualify vendors who offer the proper capabilities.
Once this is accomplished, you should define your specific needs. Meet with your stakeholders to gain written agreement on what you are looking for. If this step is ignored or truncated, the RFP will be too generic or undefined, and will not yield the level of response that allows you to make an informed selection.
As for the actual document, not everyone can write an effective RFP. If you dont have the internal capabilities, your options include bringing in someone who is experienced and skilled at the process, using a previously successful tool, or buying a tool or template.
One word to the wise: if you ask a vendor to assist in writing it, dont allow that vendor to bid on it.
Your RFP should be clear and straightforward, designed to generate apples-to-apples comparison in responses. Define your expected outcomes, cost expectations, delivery time frames, geographic requirements, breadth of services and other key elements.
Criteria should be outlined crisply and concisely. Many of us have seen the alternative: the loosely written RFP that doesnt clarify needs, expectations and deliverables.
This has at least two negative consequences. First, vendors will be all over the board in responding, requiring more resource time for the evaluation process. The second and related consequence is that there will be little or no consistency in the evaluation process.
Set and adhere to reasonable expectations. Allow enough time for respondents to develop a thorough, well-priced proposal, but not so much time that your project will suffer. The appropriate time line should be dictated by the magnitude of the project. Then review and make the award within a reasonable time frame.
When its time to evaluate responses, youll see the results of a properly- developed RFP. If it was developed properly, evaluation criteria and relative weighting will have been built into the design. This should simplify the review process and gain you the respect (and gratitude) of your review committee.
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By ASHLEY ANDERSON
Staff Writer
The Voice-Tribune
The Speed Art Museum's $50 million expansion is bringing an exciting and remarkable transformation to the 86-year-old building situated on the University of Louisville campus. But, that's not the only change the beloved local treasure is about to undergo.
For the first time in 40 years, The Speed's annual spring gala will be held in an all new location, due to the three-year construction and renovation of the museum, marking the first Speed Ball held away from home.
Presented by Brown-Forman and Heaven Hill Distilleries, with support from The Glenview Trust Company, Dinsmore and the Sterling G. Thompson Company, The Speed Ball will take place Saturday, March 2, from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. beneath the elegant Art Deco-style architecture of The Gillespie, 421 W. Market St. "(The Speed was) trying to find a place that would have the feel and the vibe that has become the Speed,†said Lisa Resnik, chief operating officer and co-interim director of The Speed Art Museum. "We wanted (a venue) that was a little more unique, and when we went to look at The Gillespie we felt like that provided (what we were looking for).â€
The 40th anniversary of the black tie-white tie event will be presented under the creative direction of Bittners President Douglas Riddle and chaired by Jonathan and Tracy Blue. Last year's Speed Ball performer, Indigo, a Ken Arlen Orchestra, will return to dazzle attendees with eclectic, energetic dance music, following a culinary feast inspired by Corbett's: An American Place.
"Jonathan and I are especially honored to chair the 40th annual Speed Ball, which is occurring in the midst of the museum's incredible – and incredibly important – expansion project,†said Tracy Blue, publisher of The Voice-Tribune. "The ball is The Speed Art Museum's biggest fundraiser for its operating costs, which includes programming and education. As art lovers and collectors, Jonathan and I felt strongly about ensuring The Speed Ball continue despite having to find a new location. The Gillespie will serve as a gorgeous temporary home for The Speed Ball. My husband and I look forward to greeting guests and enjoying what will be an exquisite, enjoyable evening.â€
In addition to sharing in a unique experience with the new Speed Ball locale, the spring soiree will recognize each of the past chairs in its 40-year-history who have helped develop and maintain one of the premier galas in Louisville. The event will also highlight The Speed's various educational and community outreach programs, as well as Speed About Town, an initiative created to remind the public The Speed is still fully in operation even though its facility is closed during the three-year construction period.
The Speed's $50 million expansion project is currently in phase two of the building process, which includes construction of the new 60,000-square-foot North Building that will double the overall square footage and nearly triple the gallery space of the existing wing. The expansion also will create a state-of-the-art area for larger special exhibitions, new contemporary art galleries, a family education welcome center, indoor/outdoor café, museum shop and a multifunctional pavilion for performances, lectures and entertaining.
"It's all transparent, it's all glass-based,†Speed Museum Director of Operations and Expansion Greg Gardiner said of the design. "It's storefront, effectively. Our gift shop's out there, our lobby's out there. Our old building is beautiful, but as far as events, some work better than others. So, (the new building) is really designed to be the most flexible and the best that anybody could come up with.â€
Another addition to the museum will be the new Elizabeth P. and Frederick K. Cressman Art Park and public piazza built for the display of sculpture to engage University of Louisville students, faculty and museum visitors. "The old museum was very inward-focused and so now this new entry, the gardens we're creating and constructing, opens the museum up to the community,†said Eric Doninger, chair of The Speed Art Museum Building Committee. "The (Speed) Ball (is) going out and being part of the community, the art's going on the road (through traveling exhibits) to be a part of the community, so is the building. … And to me that's what's probably the most exciting part of this.â€
While the expansion project will require significant fundraising, with the entire master plan estimated to cost about $79 million, The Speed Ball proceeds will support the facility's education programs, exhibitions and family activities. "(Speed Ball proceeds) will not go to the expansion,†Resnik confirmed. "The campaign that we have for the expansion is for private and corporate foundation gifts. But what we're doing here for the ball, that is our largest fundraiser for the operating budget, so it goes to a variety of programs, for education, public programming, so that we can keep everything going out in the community.â€
The Speed Art Museum is Kentucky's largest art museum with a collection spanning 6,000 years of human creativity. The independent museum serves more than 30,000 school children annually through community outreach programs, workshops, tours, summer camps and the award-winning Art Sparks interactive gallery.
"I just think that the Speed is Kentucky's museum, it's the city of Louisville's museum and you need to be supportive,†Resnik encouraged. "And, just because our doors are closed doesn't mean that we don't want to be out in the public. … (The Speed Ball) is vital to keep the program going. So we need people to come out and support and attend the ball, and it's a fun time and we will continue to have a fun time even though we're not on the premises here.â€
The 2013 Speed Art Museum Ball
For the first time in its 40-year-history, The Speed Art Museum's annual Speed Ball will take place in an all new location, The Gillespie, 421 W. Market St., while the museum undergoes construction as part of its $50 million expansion project. President of Bittners Douglas Riddle will provide the creative direction for the event, which is co-chaired by Jonathan and Tracy Blue.
Benefactor tickets for the 2013 Speed Ball are $450 per person; Corporate Benefactor tickets are also available. The Benefactor evening will begin at 6 p.m. and includes cocktails, dinner, dancing and dessert. Friends of the Speed tickets are $150. The Friends of the Speed portion of the event will begin at 9 p.m. and includes cocktails, dancing and dessert.
The Speed Ball is routinely sold out each year. Early ticket purchase is strongly advised. For tickets, call 502.637.6363. Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express are accepted.
For more information on The Speed Ball or The Speed Art Museum and its expansion, visit www.speedmuseum.org.


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Freddy Hernandez remembers as a child watching Three Stooges members Larry, Moe and Curly punch, poke and pop one another unmercifully throughout the slapstick comedy show. ''But I never hit anyone just because they did something dumb; I knew better,'' said the father of three. ''Our parents taught us that at home.''
Today, he says the same applies for his sons, Simon, 19, Gregory 14, and Fernando, 7. He and his wife, Emma, are cautious about the movies they let their sons watch or video games they play but says their home provides a stable environment against the media's influence.
''Violence (in the media) ... is incredible and sometimes appalling what you can see even on regular network TV but at the same time that's not going to stop us from ever letting them watch TV or going to a movie provided it's rated for them,'' he said. ''We provide the foundation for our family's values, not a video game or a movie.
''But for those who don't have that parental support or sound home base ... they (media) have the ability to influence children if they are vulnerable.''
By the time an average American turns 18, he or she will have witnessed about 200,000 acts if violence on television alone, said Perry Collins, Ed.D., LPC, assistant professor of psychology at Wayland Baptist University in Plainview. ''When children see characters on TV or in movies triumph by using physical force, they begin to see violence as an acceptable way of resolving conflict.
''If there is nothing to counterbalance those ideals ... then yes they can adopt that as acceptable behavior.''
For almost half a century, psychologists and other researchers have been looking at the issue of media violence and its effects on children, said Rhonda Gibson, Ph.D., assistant professor in Texas Tech's School of Mass Communications. Gibson, who participated in such research as a doctoral student, said the studies do indicate that in certain circumstances media violence will lead to aggression in children. ''The more real the act, the more likely the child is to imitate it,'' she said.assistant professor in Texas Tech's School of Mass Communications. Gibson, who participated in such research as a doctoral student, said the studies do indicate that in certain circumstances media violence will lead to aggression in children. ''The more real the act, the more likely the child is to imitate it,'' she said.
Also when violence seen in movies, television shows and video games or heard through song lyrics goes unpunished, it tends to encourage a child to follow suit, she said. ''Unless the act is for a noble cause.''
Adrian Rey, a fifth grader, said the action scenes in ''Price of Glory'' inspired him. ''It made me want to take up boxing as a sport, but not so that I could hurt anyone.''
The problem arises when children aren't mature enough to make the distinction between what is acceptable or what is real, say child development specialists Sharon Chatham and Johnanne Reynolds. Chatham is an assistant professor and Reynolds serves as coordinator of South Plains College's Child Development program.
''What you let inside is what you allow to influence your actions,'' Chatham said. ''Behavior is a learned characteristic.''
What then has changed in the past 50 years?
''When television first evolved, it was safe; everything had a family-friendly stamp of approval,'' said Brad Moran, president of Raymar Communications. ''Today that's just not the case. Many channels have developed niches to air what the American public has shown it wants to watch. However, that doesn't mean that every program or every channel out there is appropriate for kids. There are shows on the Discovery channel that are not appropriate for children.''
He went on to explain that initially television wasn't designed to entertain children. Today, however, it is the case, sometimes to the extreme of becoming their baby-sitter.
Dr. Rafael R. Garcia says economics has played a significant role in the change as well.
''The 'good life' has put us to sleep,'' said the board-certified pediatrician with Covenant Family Healthcare Center. ''When people are living comfortably, they begin to relax their standards because it's not as hard to make it anymore. The hard thing is that we may not see the impact of what occurs for many years. That's what is happening now with violence in the media. We're reaping the fruits of our labor, so to speak.''
Collins believes the effects we now see are partly a result of blurring the line of distinction between the ''good guys'' and ''bad guys.''
''Even the good guys now have a sinister nature,'' he said. ''Look at Batman for example. He's more likely to step out from the shadows than slide down the batpole and his costume has gone from a sky blue to midnight black with spikes.''
In addition, Collins adds, cartoon characters are willing to bend the rules in a pragmatic way to come out the hero.
Such Saturday morning TV, which is watched primarily by children ages 3-6, has 20 to 25 violent acts per hour, he adds. In comparison, prime-time programs average only five.
''With their preference for cartoons, preschoolers are therefore being exposed to large numbers of violent acts during their viewing days,'' Collins said.
Those years are among the most influential because preschoolers watch with an explorative approach they are searching for meaning in the content of the program, he said. Elementary-age children then develop the attention span and cognitive ability to follow continuous plots, to make inferences about implicit content and to recognize motivations and consequences to characters' actions.
During adolescence, teens often trade the TV for music videos and movies which often deal with topics of natural interest to that age group: sex and romance, he continued.
Chatham added that adolescents are looking for something to help them understand what they are feeling, often using music to fill the role, if there is not a strong relationship with an adult.
But you can't lay all the blame on the tube. Modern technology introduced a whole new realm of entertainment in the form of video and computer games, and music videos provide yet another avenue for visual representation.
''It's not one or the other that has caused concern, rather a combination of factors with an accumulative affect,'' Garcia said. He cited time spent with media, the various forms of media and lack of influence from responsible adults among the reasons behind media's impact.
But Chatham said her greatest concern is that in every genre conflicts are handled with physical violence. ''There is no conflict resolution.
For an idea of the type of video games on the market, ''Family PC,'' in the May 2001 issue, describes the gore in games like Doom, Postal and Quake.
''... They simulate the intensity of being in a war zone with a loaded machine gun. ... Kids see decapitation and realistic carnage replete with sound effect of innocent people begging for their lives, not to mention foul language and suggestive depictions of women.''
''There is a certain rush when playing the video games,'' said Wes Condray, a ninth grader. ''But I haven't ever wanted to go out and shoot someone.''
Playing games differs from watching TV because it involves concrete modeling, Reynolds explained. ''Those playing games are actively modeling a behavior or a way to handle a given situation. The repetitiveness puts the modeling into long-term memory which is what we draw from to form our identities.''
''We just don't know yet what those long-term effects are and would be wise to err on the side of caution,'' said Chatham.
Last summer the evidence of the media's impact on children became evident enough that five leading medical groups, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association, issued a joint statement at the Congressional Public Health Summit.
''Although a wide variety of viewpoints on the import and impact of entertainment violence on children may exist outside the public health community, within it, there is a strong consensus on many of the effects on children's health, well-being and development.''
Garcia said the harmful effects from media is not only aggression toward others, but detrimental physically, socially and psychologically to those engaged in it.
''The passive nature of the activity has long linked it to the influx of obesity and diabetes in children because they are replacing play time with sitting,'' he said. ''But outside of that, the images they see entice them with things that are not necessarily healthy, affordable or safe.''
Among his concerns is the stereotyping media does of ethnic racial groups.
''Young kids cannot distinguish between the TV world and the real world,'' he said. ''For those who spend a great deal of time with the TV, it literally becomes their world. But when they don't see people who look like them, talk like them or live like they do, they begin to wonder, 'What's wrong with me.'''
In addition, the wispy physiques of females and muscle-laden males give kids unrealistic expectations of their bodies. Garcia said such visual images could lead to psychological trauma and physical illnesses such as eating disorders, excessive dieting or taking steroids.
''We pay such close attention to what children eat and we wouldn't dare give them something that would harm them, yet we are very indiscriminate about what we expose them to,'' he said.
But the same media that is teaching violence also shows positive modeling, albeit mostly in programs geared toward younger children.
''There are great programs out there for kids,'' Moran said. ''We have a responsibility to draw the line for what goes on our channels and there is a definite line we won't cross. But the ultimate responsibility is ours as parents to select what's best for our children.''
In the early 1980s a grass-roots lobby group, Action for Children's Television, felt changes needed to be made for the kids' sake. Their efforts eventually led to legislation in 1990, which enacted two laws regarding children's television. In 1996, the Federal Communications Commission, which regulates the airwaves for television and radio, passed stricter guidelines for the Children's Television Act of 1990. Broadcasters now must provide at least three hours weekly of educational programming specifically geared toward children.
About 30 years earlier, the FCC recognized children as a segment of the public needing special attention from TV broadcasters. In 1967, the Carnegie Commission study initiated a network to broadcast ''more and better children's programs,'' according to the textbook, ''Understanding Children and Adolescents (Allyn and Bacon, 2001).''
Today PBS, or the Public Broadcasting System, airs successful children's shows such as ''Sesame Street,'' ''Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood'' and ''Reading Rainbow.'' Other stations too include children's programming in segments or family-oriented shows, Moran said.
''None of it is all good or all bad,'' Gibson concludes. ''But we don't need censorship either. We need communication between children and responsible adults to explain the media's messages.''
Collins says, ''Watching one television show with some violence is not going to irreversibly damage your child. What matters is the cumulative effect and general habits.''
Here are some tips to consider:
n Watch what you watch, said Collins. ''Parents can influence their child's viewing by modifying their own viewing, since parental habits continue to be an important determinant of the amount and types of programs children watch, especially at younger ages.''
He added that fathers become more important influences than mothers, probably because preschool and school-aged children watch more often during the times when men watch most, prime time.
n Aggression toward animals is one of the first signs of potentially violent behavior, Gibson said. ''If you see your child mistreating an animal see where it's coming from.''
n Use the television guide to schedule TV time as a family event, suggests Garcia. ''And then schedule some activity time when you normally would have the television on.''
Kids And Media: Talk About It
Knowing what your children and teens understand or think about what they see and hear can help them decide on what to do with such information. The next time you're watching television together, mute the volume during the commercials and discuss whether what is happening in the show could happen in the ''real world.'' You then can talk about how it might be the same or different if the scenario was played in real life. You also can apply the same idea to movies, music videos and video and computer games.
The Pros & Cons
If you're worried about the impact video and computer game playing may have on your child, you're not alone. Parents might feel at a loss when it comes to getting unbiased information about the possible effects of game playing on children, but consider:
Quality video/computer game playing can:
Introduce children to technology.
Boost self-discipline games usually require following directions.
Provide practice in problem solving and logic.
Increase fine motor and coordination skills.
Provide occasion for adults and children to play together.
Foster interest in information technology.
Over-involvement with video/computer game playing can:
Foster social isolation; even good games are more often played alone.
Detract from the time children should spend on other important activities like reading, playing with friends, etc.
Very popular games feature plots based on anti-social themes such as violence, irresponsible sex, gender bias, and aggression.
Children play in an environment of super weapons, slaughter, kicking, stabbing and shooting.
Women are often portrayed as weak or helpless characters.
Feelings of mastery occur in a video world that is not real.
Playing violent games may contribute more to aggressive behavior than passively watching television.
Source: National Institute on Media and the Family (www.mediafamily.org)
Source: University of Michigan Institute for Social Research Panel, 1997, published in "Time" for kids, April 28, 2000.
Tame The Tube
Try these tips and take control over the television:
1. Avoid using the television as a baby-sitter.
2. Know what your children are watching. It is important to be aware of program content as well as the content of the daily news.
3. Keep the TV out of the kids' bedrooms. It is difficult to monitor what your children are watching when they are watching TV in their own room.
4. Set some guidelines about when and what children watch. This can be done in conversation with your children, but the final call belongs to the adults.
5. Set an appointment with the television and decide in advance what's good and watch it as a family. Go through the TV guide in the paper on Sunday and make family decisions on shows to watch for the week. Discuss reasons for the decisions with your children. If in doubt, get more information.
6. Turn the TV off during meals. Catch up with one another. Focus on each other. Share stories and activities from each family member's day.
7. Use the VCR to your advantage. Tape a good show and schedule a special family viewing complete with popcorn.
8. Put the family on a TV diet. Schedule some fun alternative activities. When you do watch television, watch it with your children.
9. Create a TV coupon system. Kids get coupons and turn them in when they watch a program. Unused coupons can be ''cashed in'' for a special family activity.
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He studied piano and conducting at the Conservatory in České Budějovice and subsequently at the Janáček Academy of Music (JAMU) in Brno (conducting with Jan Zbavitel and Lubomír Mátl, piano under the tutelage of Daniela Velebová). In February, 2000 he attended conducting master classes given by Sir Colin Davis in Dresden, in 2002 he had a four-month study stay at Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna (with Prof. Leopold Hager). At the 2004 Belvedere international competition in Vienna, he won the Bösendorfer Preis in the opera coaching category. As a pianist, since 1998 he has regularly collaborated with the Prague Chamber Orchestra. He is also a sought-after chamber player and singer's accompanist (since 2004 he has co-operated on a regular basis with Eva Urbanová – concerts in Prague, Bratislava, Madrid, Washington, etc., and in 2010, he cooperated with Adam Plachetka at the Prague Spring festival Concert). While still a student, besides preparing numerous operas for the JAMU Chamber Opera, he also worked as a coach and assistant conductor at the Janáček Opera in Brno, where since 2001 he has regularly conducted opera and ballet performances (Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, Křička: Czech Crib, Matějů: The Wizard of Oz, Verdi: Un ballo in maschera, Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia, Dvořák: The Jacobin). In September 2003, he was permanently engaged at the National Theatre in Prague, where as an assistant conductor and second conductor he has participated in exploring many productions, a number of which he has conducted (Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, Donizetti: Don Pasquale, Smetana: The Bartered Bride, Martinů's The Miracles of Mary, Dvořák's The Jacobin, Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail and Don Giovanni, Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande, Marko Ivanović' s Enchantia). He has prepared new production of Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore and ballets Othello with Janáček's music, Prokofjev's Cinderella, Tchaikovsky's The sleeping beauty, The Czech Ballet Symphony etc. In 2006–2008 he also conducted Opera Mozart summer performances at the Estates Theatre. He has collaborated with the majority of Czech symphony orchestras, in recent times above all with the PKF – Prague Philharmonia, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra Ostrava, Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra Zlín, Hradec Králové Philharmonic Orchestra, State Philharmonic Orchestra Košice, Pardubice Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, etc. Between 2005 and 2007 he was principal conductor of the Prague Student Orchestra, in the 2007/08 season he was assistant to the chief conductor Jiří Kout with the Prague Symphony Orchestra, where he conducted concerts for parents and children and in February 2008 also two serial concerts. In May 2008 he conducted Dvořák's Rusalka at Rychnov nad Kněžnou Castle with the Hradec Králové Philharmonic Orchestra and the soloists Gabriela Beňačková, Eva Urbanová, Miroslav Dvorský and Richard Novák. When it comes to his numerous activities abroad, the most noteworthy include collaboration on exploration of Janáček's operas Jenůfa at Barcelona's Teatro Liceo (2005), The Makropulos Case at Opéra national de Paris (2007, 2009) and The Cunning Little Wixen in Lyon (2013) and at the Vienna State Opera (2014) or Dvořák's Rusalka in Barcelona (2012) and Paris (2015). Since 2005 regular lectures at master classes within Sommerakademie in Biel, Switzerland. For Editio Bärenreiter, he prepared new vocal score of Janáček's The Makropulos Case; it was used for the first time during rehearsing this title at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich (premiere in October 2014).
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As an avid outdoorsman who grew up on a farm, Joe aspired to a career where he could apply his passions for the natural world. Being a biologist fits that bill, he says. "I love my work because my work involves the things I love. I get to hike, dive and explore the natural world while on the clock."
Joe is a group leader at GeoEngineers who mentors younger staff and develops new business and client relationships. His technical work and advising are focused on aquatic systems: streams, wetlands and marine near-shore habitats and the species that occupy those habitats. Joe does local, state and federal permitting work and habitat design in support of mitigation or restoration projects.
Describing his work, Joe explains, "I enjoy helping people and solving problems. If a client comes to me with a problem, I will go the extra mile to find a solution that not only solves the problem, but also takes into consideration other factors such as functionality, aesthetics and the bottom line. Solving problems holistically provides long-term solutions and not just a quick fix."
The Indianola estuary restoration project provides a good example of Joe's tenacity. "This project was politically charged, but my persistence in lobbying the agencies, public and stakeholders kept the project moving forward, resulting in the successful restoration of critical estuary habitat," he recounts.
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ART Marine Appoints Constantinou CEO
ART Marine, an Abraaj Capital portfolio company and the Middle East's largest importer and distributor of luxury motor-yachts, announced the appointment of a highly experienced CEO from the United States to drive its expansion in the region as demand for pleasure craft begins to recover.
Demonstrating the Gulf's continued ability to attract some of the world's most talented professionals, Constantinos Constantinou joins Dubai-based ART Marine from Cobalt Yachts in Tenn., where he served as President.
Constantinou began his career in Cyprus with Cobra Marine Services. In 1995, he joined the Sea Ray division of Brunswick Corp., the U.S.'s biggest marine manufacturer. There, he served as Senior Vice President for Strategic Alliances & International Operations. He joined Cobalt Yachts in 2005.
ART Marine, the region's exclusive dealer for Benetti, Azimut, Atlantis and Riviera yachts, has been expanding across the Middle East with operations in five countries, including the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Egypt. The firm is the only yacht dealer in the region offering extensive after-sales services. Demand for luxury yachts in the Middle East has increased over the last 10 years, driven by increased wealth generation and the development of marinas in the Gulf and Red Sea.


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Something seems wrong with US plans for major ethylene expansion. Producers are currently planning to spend $110bn (€80bn) in the next few years to exploit their shale gas advantage, according to American Chemistry Council estimates, including a potential 40% expansion to add over 10m tonnes of new production.
Yet as the chart shows, production of ethylene and all its main derivatives has not yet exceeded the peak levels seen before the financial crisis began in 2008:
- Ethylene production peaked at 25.7m tonnes in 2004, and was only 25m tonnes in 2013
- Polyethylene production peaked at 14.3m tonnes in 2007, and was at this level last year
- PVC production peaked at 7.3m tonnes in 2004 and was 6.7m tonnes last year
- Styrene production peaked at 5.5m tonnes in 2004 and was 4.2m tonnes last year
- Ethylene glycol production peaked at 3m tonnes in 2004 and was 1m tonnes in 2013
This raises a critical question. Where will all the planned new capacity be sold?
Neither domestic US demand or US exports seem likely to expand sufficiently to make all the expansions viable. Stephen Pryor, president of ExxonMobil Chemical, well summarised the domestic US position when opening their new Singapore investment in January.
He noted: "The reality is the US from a chemical standpoint is a very mature market. We have some demand growth domestically in the US but it's a percent or two, it's not strong demand growth". And he went on to confirm the same picture for polyethylene, noting that "demand had hardly grown for a decade".
Of course, an increasing number of companies down the value chain are reshoring production to the US from the emerging economies. But this boost to demand is doubtless already factored into ExxonMobil's calculations. And from the viewpoint of ethylene consumption, this is a zero-sum game. Any volume gain in the US will be balanced by a loss elsewhere.
So that leaves us with exports as the key driver for expansion. As the chart shows, based on data from Global Trade Information Services, net US polyethylene exports peaked in 2009 at 2.6m tonnes. Since then they have fallen by 35% to 1.7m tonnes in 2013.
The biggest volume fall has been with China, where they have collapsed by 68% from 1m tonnes to 300,000 tonnes. Sales to southeast Asia (SEA) have fallen 81% over the period to just 69,000 tonnes in 2013. Major expansion has taken place in domestic production, as governments prefer to capture added value from polymer production themselves. This will continue.
In addition, China has developed a strategic corridor with the Middle East, where it exchanges access for polymers and other products to its domestic markets in exchange for energy supplies. Middle East producers remain keen to maintain this relationship, as they are also continuing to expand production.
US exports to Latin America have helped to balance this. Brazil's demand has been the key factor, with US exports having risen 87% to 360,000 tonnes since 2009, as its economy boomed on the back of China's expansion.
But now its GDP is slowing rapidly as China starts to deal with its lending bubble, while the domestic stimulus provided by preparations for the soccer World Cup this year and the Olympics in 2016 is coming to its end.
So what else can be done to develop new markets for the planned new production? One seemingly attractive opportunity would be to negotiate the closure of domestic production in key export markets. Could China, or Europe, be persuaded to cut back their own output, and instead utilise US exports?
Reality, however, suggests this is unlikely to occur on the scale required. Logistics present a major obstacle on their own. No consumer is going to risk being dependent for a large part of their demand on product that needs to travel thousands of miles. Deliveries even to Europe can routinely take double the notional two weeks of shipping time. Vessels to Asia can often be delayed for even longer.
Producers might try to get around this problem by installing large-scale storage in convenient hub locations. But this would raise costs and thus reduce the advantage of their cheap feedstock. It would also not deal with the key issue, namely that governments in Asia and Europe simply cannot afford to allow mass closures of petrochemical complexes to take place.
China long ago realised that its hold on power depended on its ability to keep incomes rising among its population. Its export boom is now over, with exports as a percentage of GDP now close to zero. Ageing BabyBoomers in the West no longer need, or can afford, to continue consuming at the levels seen when they were younger and in their wealth creating years.
Thus China is instead focused on expanding its own production, by adding 5m tonnes of coal-to-ethylene capacity for example, in order to create jobs to replace those lost with the export downturn. They are not looking at cost-curves, or other economic arguments. Political survival is understandably a far higher priority.
Europe is also unlikely to prove fertile ground for increased US exports, but for different reasons. Smaller, inefficient crackers are already closing. But there is a limit to the restructuring that can take place, as most ethylene crackers are linked to refineries. And no government worried about energy security is ever going to allow refinery closures on a major scale. As Borealis CEO Mark Garrett has suggested, the main impact of US developments may instead be to initiate another wave of consolidation.
Refineries will therefore continue to roll through refinery margins into petrochemical production when required, in order to keep themselves in business. Europe's preference for diesel rather than gasoline, combined with the decline in US demand for gasoline imports, means there is no obvious alternative for the naphtha volumes involved.
Effectively, therefore, US producers will have to adopt a "scrap and build" policy if they want to go ahead with all their planned expansions. This would mean closing older plants around the world, and would be expensive in terms of up-front closure costs as well as in logistic costs. It might therefore prove a difficult sell to investors expecting an immediate payback.
Even this strategy would not address the fact there is little logic for today's disconnection between US natural gas and crude oil prices. Oil has normally traded in line with its relative energy value of around six times gas value. Today's ratio of 25 times may be a new paradigm, but reversion to the mean is normally a more profitable investment concept.
Shale gas thus provides a high-profile example of how today's unprecedented demographic changes are creating major changes in business models. Low-cost supply is no longer a guarantee of future profitability. Any company sanctioning new investment without a firm guarantee of future offtake therefore risks finding itself landed with an expensive white elephant for the future.
- Paul Hodges is chairman of International eChem (IeC), trusted advisers to the chemical industry and its investment community. With John Richardson, he authored 'Boom, Gloom and the New Normal', published by ICIS. Board-level strategy workshops are available to help companies exploit today's new opportunities. Visit www.iec.eu.com/strategy-development


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Spelling Companion allows students to easily practice spelling lists to practice for spelling tests by playing fun activities.You can either practice by taking a quiz, by memorization using flash cards or by "Hang Robot" (Hang Man).
The spelling quiz activity allows you to listen to the word being spoken and then enter in the correct spelling. Once you finish the quiz from one of your spelling lists you can see which words you missed and which words are correct.
Spelling flash cards allows you to quickly memorize each word visually by swiping left or right on your phone to view your list of words.
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I never expected Battlefield 3's official Facebook page to share my Bitmob article of music playlists. I wanted to create a third and final one to please those fans.
After two months of compiling, I finished my third Vicious War Tunes playlist to listen to while playing Battlefield 3.
This is probably my most ambitious pet project to date. I combed through my entire CD collection for hot tracks. I browsed through my huge collection of indie rock, techno, grunge and rap.
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The first song is, "Left Right," an unusual Chemical Brothers track off of their "Push the Button" album. Like most Chemical Brothers tunes, this song features slamming beats and electronic sounds. It also features a guest appearance from a rapper named Anwar Superstar.
The rap could literally pass as the theme song for Battlefield 3. Anwar uses the word "battlefield" and plenty of nonsensical lines about how Bush and Saddam Hussein seem to be on the same team. The words just seem to fit the senseless first-person shooter environment of chaotic violence incredibly well. After all, these military games always pit people on a single path where they have to shoot whoever happens to shoot at them. No one really has a choice in these games.
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I've mentioned Pearl Jam before in a previous music article about Battlefield 3. I had to include their song "Even Flow." The lyrics and the guitars have a grating quality that fits the explosive environment incredibly well. Besides, it is a classic song I've always loved since I first heard it in middle school.
In fact, a lot of the playlist songs came from my favorite rock albums of the 90s and the 2000s era. Bands such as Live, Radiohead and Rage Against the Machine played monumental songs that I've always enjoyed. The grunge era has an iconic magnetism that draws me in whenever I hear an old classic.
I had trouble finishing the list, though. I had no choice but to bust out used rap CDs from my local entertainment retailers. I really love rap from the late 80s and the early 90s. Gang Starr and the Black Sheep were among my favorite groups in this period.
I'd never heard about these groups until I heard snippets of their songs in various YouTube videos and TV commercials. The Black Sheep hold a special place in my heart. Their single, "The Choice is Yours," was featured in one of the coolest car commercials in history. I'm talking about the Kia's hip-hop hamsters, of course.
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The whole advertisement is silly, but the hamsters are perfect representations of modern pop culture. The hamsters even had the guts to perform a dubstep dance in a post-apocalyptic video game world. They're among the few characters who have a deep understanding of gaming culture.
I also added in the Propellerheads remix of the theme to a James Bond film. Their rendition of "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" sounded too epic to pass up. Besides, the newest Bond movie, Skyfall, reminded me of all the things I loved about the game Goldeneye. I could never play an FPS without thinking about Goldeneye's awesome soundtrack.
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I also wanted to integrate some long forgotten classics from various indie artists. My personal favorite is "Man of the Year" from Len. The band is a one-hit wonder that performed the overplayed "Steal My Sunshine" song. I really wish radio stations would play "Man of the Year." It has an infectious dance beat and a groovy techno drone in the background. The lyrics also pay special tribute to Biz Markie, one of the earliest rappers in America.
Anyhow, here is what the final playlist looks like. I hope every Battlefield 3 fan enjoys all the tunes I've dug up for this compilation.
Vicious War Tunes (Volume Three)
1. The Chemical Brothers – Left Right
2. Pearl Jam – Even Flow
3. Len – Man of the Year
4. The Crystal Method – Name of the Game
5. Arcade Fire – Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
6. Radiohead – Where I End and You Begin (The Sky is Falling)
7. Alice in Chains – Rooster
8. Gang Starr – Soliloquy of Chaos
9. Live – Heropsychodreamer
10. Rage Against the Machine – Wake Up
11. Neko Case – Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
12. Ima Robot – Dirty Life
13. Beck – Rental Car
14. Propellerheads – On Her Majesty's Secret Service
15. Black Sheep – The Choice is Yours (Revisited)
What other songs would you add to the playlist? What other kinds of music do you like to listen to while playing video games? Let us know in the comments below.


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Mohanlal Sukhadia University Results 2012
Mohanlal Sukhadia University declared the Results of 4th Sem MHRM Examination on July 31, 2012. Candidates can check their Results on the official website of Mohanlal Sukhadia University.
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How to go about that dreaded maiden flight!
Hey all, this question comes up every once in a while in various forums, the question being just what does one consider when flying a new plane for the 1st time? I posted the response below in Parkflyers, but one of the guys suggested (and I agree) that it would be appropriate for this forum as well, so here it is! I've modified it a little to make it more generic than what I posted on PF. Please note that this is not the "conclusive" procedure as individuals have slightly different approaches. I welcome anyone else to share their own thoughts on maiden flights too.
The best option is to locate an experienced R/C pilot. The hardest part of any first flight is trimming the plane. That is best left in expert hands. Even experts have trouble with it sometimes! One of the most seasoned pilots I've seen had a 2nd person trim while he was flying, he called out the trim changes and the 2nd person made them so he never had to remove his hands from the sticks. Granted this is pretty extreme, most planes (especially slowflyers) don't require that.
If you're going it alone, find a BIG field with no obstructions. Preferably with nice tall grass or weeds. 2' tall is perfect. Any shorter and a hard crash will do damage, any taller and you'll have a tough time finding your plane if it goes down! "No obstructions" means no trees, power lines, houses, signs, cars, people... you get the idea! Hopefully this field has either a paved area or hard packed area adjacent to it that you can use for takeoff.
I do not believe in test glides, but I know others do so take this as one possible option. I do my maiden flights under power. I ROG if at all possible, because if something is REALLY wrong (like a reversed servo) then I can cut power and land with no damage. Cutting power from a hand toss means the plane will fall at least 4' and can take damage that way. If you insist on hand tossing for your 1st flight, do it over that nice, tall grass.
Check everything at home! Then check it again! Then check it again at the field! Check to make sure nothing is loose including all gear, the battery pack, the wing, the tail, the prop, etc. Make sure your throws are correct. Triple check that the surfaces are moving the right way!
Collapse your antenna, move away and range check the plane at the field with and without power (you anchored the plane to something, right? ). Make sure there's no surface fluttering.
Ready to fly? Turn on everything and check those surfaces AGAIN! I check them every time I fly. It has saved me from a sure accident more than once. Control horns have a way of working loose over time. Also if you use a computer radio, verify control directions each flight. You might -think- you've got the right model selected on the memory, but it never hurts to check those surface movements anyway! Start up your timer or stopwatch.
Point it into the wind (fly with as little wind as possible that 1st time, shouldn't be more than a breeze), ease on the throttle and watch her go! Do not try to trim while you're low. Do what you need to do to get up 2 or 3 mistakes high, but don't take those thumbs off the sticks until you're up there. Throttle back for level flight and center the sticks. Click in whatever trim is needed to get it to fly straight and true.
Don't test duration on your 1st flight. Land with plenty of battery left. Land in the soft grass your first few flights. Make a low pass first, approach like you plan on landing, keep her 4 or 5' up, fly by, throttle up and circle around for the real landing. On the real landing, make sure you're pointed into the wind, ease the throttle down (but not off) into a uniform descent, add in a little throttle to slow your descent as you approach the ground, land and shut the power off. Turn off your stopwatch.
Pat yourself on the back
Run your pack all the way out to see how much time you had left. Subtract about two minutes and that is your target time to start your landing approach on future flights.
Good luck!


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Despite high global unemployment rates, 74 percent of U.S. and U.K. companies are looking for candidates to fill mobile positions, and 29 percent of those are hiring mobile strategists, according to research by Antenna Software.
The demand for workers with mobile skills is expected to grow over the next year as 51 percent of respondents say they've created mobile-specific roles while 20 percent of respondents say they intend to add one to two mobile-related roles in the next year. Another 5 percent of respondents say they could introduce as many as five to 10 mobile roles during the next 12 months.
Of respondents with open mobile positions, 25 percent say finding the right workers is challenging, and 93 percent say this is not due to few applicants but attributed to the lack of candidates with the right qualifications. Even 40 percent of respondents say the volume of applicants is the least challenging facto when filling new mobile roles.
As more respondents are searching for mobile talent, the mobile strategist role is growing, and nearly 30 percent of respondents now employ a mobile strategist, chief mobile officer or head of mobile. These positions are focused on developing a mobile strategy and executing across departments. Another 20 percent of respondents are recruiting mobile app developers and mobile content creators, and 23 percent of respondents are searching for candidates with mobile device management expertise.
"While mobile and wireless technologies have been part of business culture for many years, we're actually still in the early stages and only beginning to see the broad social and economic impact it will have for many years to come," says Jim Somers, chief marketing and strategy officer for Antenna. "As mobile matures, we expect to see a greater number of businesses expand their mobile teams and identify a mobile strategist to lead the way and ensure long-term success."


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First and foremost, if you have not yet peeped our take on Apollo Brown's "The Reset", please do so HERE. Secondly, you've read about the talented producer on these pages since 2007. Yet, if there's one thing that I've noticed most about Apollo, with each release ("Skilled Trade", "Make Do", "The Reset" and "Gas Mask") he keeps getting better and better. In my humble opinion, Apollo hasn't even scratched the surface yet, as dope (one of the top 5 or so albums this year) as "The Reset" was/is, your jaw is gonna' drop when you hear The Left's "Gas Mask".
Recently, I had the chance to sit down with yet another producer whom calls the "D" home. Not only is Apollo one of the hottest producers in Hip Hop, he's just a good dude, period. It's one thing to conduct and interview with someone and get half-assed replies, it's another when someone like Apollo offers up a damn good read and does so promptly and graciously. Trust me, I've had the pleasure of enjoying some damn good Hip Hop over my 34 years (Damn..34? ShhhhIT!) and whatever the so-called "IT" factor is, this cat has it. Oh, and to the OkayPlayers of the world and blogs out there who've basically rated "The Reset" album a B- or C+, you need to check your headphones. Really? C'mon, really? "The Reset" is ridiculous (c) Dart Adams (ad nauseum)
Bloggerhouse: You represent Detroit to the fullest, what is it like carrying on
tradition in the Detroit hip-hop scene? Is there an added sense of
Apollo: Detroit is where it's at right now. Detroit is where it's always been for good music. I love the fact that I can contribute to such a great legacy and sought after sound. There is definitely pressure to carry a leg of the production torch when you have Producers like the late great J-Dilla, Black Milk, and Mr. Porter applying a soundtrack to the movie called Detroit. I just try to hold my own in a slightly different lane.
B-House: The first time I heard your free LP "Skilled Trade" (namely, "Invisible") I was blown away by the masterful production. Who were and still are some of your production influences and why?
Apollo: My favorite producer of all time is and always will be DJ Premier. He was the ultimate influence in my music. He is the G.O.A.T to me when it comes to production. Hard drums, thick chops, static, and that timeless boom bap sound is what I gravitate towards. I also looked up to legends like Pete Rock, Dilla, Da Beatminerz, Large Professor, and DJ Muggs.
B-House: On that note, what do you consider to be your best "attribute" regarding your production talents? Why should the consumer purchase
"Make Do" or "The Reset" and what can they expect once they have?
Apollo: I think that my best attribute regarding my production is my EAR. To me, it doesn't matter if you have $20,000 worth of equipment and software. If you don't have an ear for the music, the outcome is probably not going to be the best. Whether you sample or you play from scratch, you got to know what you're listening for. I naturally think that my music and/or production is considered quality hip hop.
So when I tell someone about it, they can usually hear the passion in my voice. "Make Do" is a collection of 37 instrumentals that I wanted to share with the world. It's a variety of beats, most of which are actual songs. "The Reset" is an old school-style compilation/rework album that features some of today's premier underground artists over soulful production.
B-House: Being that there is so much talent (lyrical and production-wise) emerging from the "D", what do you feel truly sets you apart from the
those (producers) amongst you?
Apollo: I think the main thing that sets me apart from other Detroit producers is that I don't actually have a Detroit sound. I don't tend to have that Detroit swing and/or bounce to my production. I grew up listening to mainly East Coast hip hop in the early-mid 90's, so I was all about that grimy, static-filled, hard drum, filtered sample sound. I used to eat, sleep, and breathe that shit. I STILL do. I think my sound reflects that alot.
B-House: With the All-Star lineup that is featured on "The Reset" (Rapper Big Pooh, yU, Buff 1, Oddisee, etc.) one would think, at least judging from past history that this album would come off as more of a "compilation", yet everything seemed to piece together so effortlessly. How did you succeed in making "The Reset" play more like an "album" (the transition is effortless), then a rushed compilation?
Apollo: The album does have an old school compilation style to it but I wanted to make it gel together and like you said, play more like album. I think the key to that was having a consistent amount of soul and feeling throughout. I was trying take you places with each song. Hopefully you went there.
B-House: Of your last three albums ("Skilled Trade", "Make Do" and "The Reset"), what is the ONE track you consider your "baby" (even though,
that's probably ALL of them) or your all-time favorite that you've
Apollo: My favorite track hasn't been in the spotlight yet. It will soon though! Ask me that question at the end of the year.
B-House: Do you listen to much "current" music nowadays? If so, what or who are some of the albums/artists that you've been (for lack of a better
wording) "feelin"?
Apollo: I listen to "current" music, it just happens to labeled underground. My favorite album right now is the Roc Marciano "Marcberg" album. That shit is nasty. It's one of the best albums I've heard in years; took me straight back to '94. I'm working on his new joint now (Eric: "Oh SHIT!!!). Jay Electronica, Diamond District, Low Budget, Black Milk, Little Brother, Guilty Simpson, and Finale are some others.
B-House: If your were making a cross-country road trip to Los Angeles, what
five albums would you take along with you for your listening pleasure?
Apollo: Black Moon – "Enta Da Stage", Roc Marciano – "Marcberg", Prince Paul – "A Prince Among Thieves", Uncut Raw – "First Toke", and Ice Cube – "Death Certificate"
B-House: With the current "technology" (read:Internet) and accessibility to
nearly every album of your choice, what are your thoughts on the
rampant downloading that takes place nowadays?
Apollo: The internet is a gift and a curse. I think the internet is a great tool for promotion, networking/connecting with other talented artists, getting your music to a broader spectrum of people, and overall making a larger audience aware of your brand. The internet can also KILL your potential career just as much as it can help it. For some shitty reason, people like to upload your album online and share it with anyone who wants to download it for free, in turn, taking the hard work and money that you spent on creating this personal "masterpiece" and throwing it in the trash. It's definitely discouraging. If you want good, quality music, support it!
B-House: What are some of things you like to do besides the music? Married?
Kids? Hobbies?
Apollo: Not married, No kids. Besides production, I also co-own a media company called Crush Media Group, LLC. with my business partners Kevin Davis and Quinne Lowe. I'm a photographer as much as I am a producer. I've shot artists like Nas, Finale, Invincible, Royce Da 5'9", Magestik Legend, Mike Jones, etc. and I've been published in XXL three times among a bunch of other magazines, newspapers and websites. My business website is CrushMediaGroup.com.
B-House: With your production, the progression between "Skilled Trade" and "The Reset" (or even, "Gas Mask") is very noticeable, how would you describe your "style" per se?
Apollo: There's definitely a progression in the quality. I change the way I do things all the time but I try and keep the sound the same. I consider my style to be strictly boom bap.
B-House: You've worked with some very recognizable artists thus far (see: "The Reset") in the underground forum. Who are some artists/acts that you'd
like to work with?
Apollo: I'd love to work with Jay Electronica, Nas, and Phonte. I'd also like to work with Dilated Peoples, Planet Asia, Jean Grae, and Cypress Hill, among others.
B-House: You've already got a BIG 2010 lined up with the release of "The Reset" as well as pending releases with Boog Brown ("Brown Study"), Hassaan
Mackey ("Daily Bread") and the The Left's "Gas Mask" LP, as busy as you've been, any other collaborative albums or solo joints in the works?
Apollo: There are definitely some nice things in the works for early 2011. I just can't spill any names as of yet. Stay tuned…
B-House: Alright, I've heard the "Gas Mask" and I've mentioned to numerous
acquaintances that this album will be the best album that will drop in
2010, and I'm sure that many folks in your camp share the same opinion. Isn't it difficult sitting on an album that would immediately elevate "Gas Mask" to "classic status"?
Apollo: Yo, I really appreciate that you feel that way! This album is a jewel and I feel that it is worthy of the wait. Just like the other albums, I had to make sure that it would get the right backing, the right push, the right promo & marketing, and the right home. MMG (Mello Music Group) really believes in my projects and my music as a whole, so I'm good. The wait is definitely hard, because I make music to put out to the people, not to sit on, but it'll be worth it!
B-House: You've mentioned to me that the production of "The Reset" began
as hard and gritty, yet it evolved into more of a "life" sound, please
share the transition with us.
Apollo: I started the project with the mindset that I wanted it to be a harder sounding album. As it got under way though, the sound just kept swaying more and more to the "life" side of things. I was just letting the music and the feel do the walking and talking. I didn't try to force anything or any certain type of sound; kept it natural. I'm very happy with the way that it turned out and the feeling that the album conveys.
B-House: When you develop a track, do you have a particular regimen that you follow each time you set out to create a beat?
Apollo: Kind of. I always start with my drums. I make sure those are hard and nasty first. Then, I find a good sample, chop it up the way I want it, including the hook change, etc. I'll play with the sample and drums together in different ways. Get it how I want it. Then, I'll lay or filter a bassline, depending on the sample. I'll add some filler sounds, if need be. Then, I'll put the beat together and mess with the levels. Whether it takes me an hour or a week to make a beat, I usually do it in somewhat that order. I'm usually working on 3-4 beats at a time and I have to have the TV on in the background and an Arizona Sweet Tea sitting next to me!
B-House: Thanks for sitting down with us Apollo and last but not least, any
shout outs, thanks, etc?
Apollo Brown: I have to give a shout to my family and friends for the support system. I want to give a shout to Mike at Mello Music Group and the rest of the MMG Family. I want to give a shout to all of the fans, radio stations, websites, and blogs like this one that support me and my music! I also have to give props to all those who still love and respect good hip hop!
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