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Springer's debut represents new era for Astros
Five-tool talent is the first of many top prospects working their way to Houston
HOUSTON -- George Springer represents so much to the Houston Astros that it might be difficult to get our minds around all of it. So let's begin with the most basic stuff as he prepares to make his Major League debut.
The 24-year-old Springer is a tremendous player, the kind of five-tool talent around whom an entire franchise can be built.
Don't take my word for it. Bobby Cox happened upon one of Springer's Minor League games a couple of summers ago and came away raving about him.
Before we punch the kid a ticket into Cooperstown, let's at least let Springer play a couple of games. There's no way of knowing how things will work out, but he has everything a team looks for in a dynamic player -- power, speed, makeup and instincts.
Ranked No. 3 among Astros prospects, Springer has a chance to be one of those rare players who impacts games with his bat, legs and glove. Since Houston made him the 11th overall pick of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft out of Connecticut, Springer has flown through the club's Minor League system.
Springer got to Double-A in his first full professional season and to Triple-A in his second. He has never looked overmatched. Granted, the Astros are hurrying Springer along because he means so much to the franchise, both symbolically and substantively.
In recent years, teams have thrown away all those old timetables and decided to push their best prospects and to challenge them. Maybe young players won't thrive immediately when they're force-fed through a system, but if the talent is legitimate, if the physical skills and mental makeup and all the rest are what they're projected to be, the player frequently will hold his own and eventually reach a comfort level.
In other words, the good ones will figure it out. In just 95 games at Double-A, Springer had 23 doubles, 21 homers and 27 stolen bases. He batted .280 and had a .905 OPS. In 75 games at Triple-A, Springer has been even better: 11 doubles, 21 home runs, 26 stolen bases, .319 batting average and a 1.061 OPS.
The Astros were convinced Springer was the real deal by the end of last season, when they offered him a contract believed to be worth $23 million over seven years. He turned it down, and so began the chess match over when to bring him to the big leagues and begin the countdown to arbitration and free agency.
Let's set all that aside, because Springer and the Astros will get that stuff worked out. Nothing should detract from how good this guy is and how excited Houston fans should be to get to watch him play.
Springer has a chance to be mentioned in the same breath as Mike Trout and Manny Machado. He's going to bring you out of your seat, and he may just do it frequently. Springer is reason enough to go to Minute Maid Park and to buy tickets and jerseys. The Astros almost certainly are going to market the heck out of this kid.
There are other gifted kids behind Springer, and that's another great part of this story. But Springer just might be the face of the Houston Astros for a long time. That's no small statement for this franchise of Nolan Ryan and Jose Cruz, of Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell, and of Roy Oswalt and Lance Berkman.
Springer represents a new beginning, a turning of the page. With his debut, Astros fans can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Go ahead and watch Springer play. Be dazzled by his skill set. But best of all, understand that there's more on the way, that this dramatic reconstruction of a franchise has reached another phase.
The Astros have been bad for awhile, but they're not going to be bad much longer. Springer was drafted by the previous administration, by former general manager Ed Wade, who did a wonderful job moving the farm system from the bottom of the heap to the middle.
And then in December 2011, new owner Jim Crane handed the keys to a new general manager, Jeff Luhnow. Luhnow did brilliant work with the Cardinals, sending approximately 50 players to the big leagues. At times the past two seasons, Luhnow has had more players in the big leagues than any other scouting director.
Crane's mandate was to strip the franchise down and to build it back, to build it right and to make sure that when the Astros were good again, they'd be poised to be really good for a long, long time.
Plenty of baseball people scoffed at Crane's plan, predicting he'd hate the losing and the attendance decline so much that he'd eventually go for a short-term fix with veteran free agents. Almost three years later, he has not done that, even though the results have been ugly with three straight 100-loss seasons.
While that was happening, Luhnow was doing things right, building a great farm system, preparing to open a pipeline of talent that is about to vault Houston back into contention.
It's never as simple as it sounds. Kids don't come with guarantees. Regardless how many of them make it, Luhnow will still have to spend money to surround them with veterans to create the right environment.
Everything begins with the farm system, though, and that's what Springer represents. It's now one of the best, if not the best, in the game. Over the next 12 months, Luhnow is hopeful the Astros will be reshaped with those kids: Springer, shortstop Carlos Correa, right-handers Mark Appel and Lance McCullers, Jr., infielder Delino DeShields Jr..
There are others, too, at all levels. Some are just about ready to be challenged at the big league level, while others may need awhile longer. The bottom line in all of this is that we are about to see a franchise transformed.
Give Crane credit for staying the course. If it all works out the way the Astros hope, there are tremendously exciting days ahead. Springer, with his speed and power and charisma, represents a new beginning, and a new start. Enjoy the ride, Astros fans.


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Green heritage
The Linnaean Gardens of Uppsala have successfully combined botany and horticulture for more than 350 years.
The Tropical Greenhouse
The only rainforest in Uppsala, open throughout the year.
Upcoming events in the gardens
Museums and gardens
Botany – history – cultivation
The Uppsala University Botanical Garden is the oldest botanical garden in Sweden. It attained worldwide fame in the days of Olof Rudbeck and Carl Linnaeus. The old garden is today known as The Linnaeus Garden. The modern botanical garden is situated by Uppsala Castle and house more than 7,000 plant species. Linnaeus' Hammarby preserves an authentic 18th century milieu which few other Swedish manor-houses do.
Welcome to our three gardens where we successfully have combined botany and horticulture during more than 350 years!
Three gardens
The Linnaeus Garden lies in central Uppsala, just north of Svartbäcksgatan. The Botanical Garden is directly west of Uppsala Castle. Linnaeus' Hammarby is in the parish of Danmark, about 15 km south-east of Uppsala.
The Linnaean Gardens of Uppsala: opening times
The Botanical Garden with the Tropical Glasshouse and Linneanum Orangery are open throughout the year.
The Linnaeus Garden and Linnaeus Museum are open from May until the end of September; the Museum can also be visited by pre-booked groups during the winter months.
At Linnaeus' Hammarby the Cultural Heritage Reserve is open throughout the year, while the park, buildings, café and shop are open May – September.
Free entry for employees and students of Uppsala University
The Botanical Garden has free entry to the outdoor areas. There is an entry fee to Linnaeus' Hammarby, the Linnaeus Garden with Linnaeus Museum, and to the Tropical Greenhouse. Children under 18 years and employees and students of Uppsala University have free entry.
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Dave's Rating:
it's just grueling
The Basics: Al has 88 minutes to solve his own impending murder. So many suspects! So many motives! So much Saw-voiced guy saying "tick-tock" on Al's phone! So much killing of PYTs! So much Hawaiian Tropic Tan and confusing hair on Al's head! So predictable and dumb! So what!
What's the Deal? I wish this movie were fantastically warped and insanely bad in that way that's still a kind of gross fun. But it's just grueling instead. And worse, it's full of itself. It thinks it's smarter, darker and more complicated than it is. And that's the real crime.
Featuring the Wasted Talents Of: Indie film staple Deborah Kara Unger, who always gets misused in rotten movies like this. It's like they hire her because she can communicate cool detachment, almost like she's underwater all the time (see her do that nonstop in David Cronenberg's amazing cars-and-sex movie Crash), and then they put her in these overheated moron-fests. Get paid, Deborah Kara Unger!
How Long Is It Really? 105 minutes. That's 17 extra minutes of non-real-time running out for Al's character. Time may have already run out for Al's career, however, if he keeps accepting roles in these kinds of crap sandwiches.
The Moral of the Movie: Well, almost all the suspects, sluts (not counting Al) and amoral people in the movie are ladies. So I guess the message is that they are all she-devils who should be strung up and gutted. Great.
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More Northern NV data centers likely to follow Apple
John Seelmeyer
RENO/TAHOE — More major data centers are on the horizon for the Reno-Sparks area, and the next announcement to follow last week's news from Apple is expected soon.
Economic development officials won't disclose the identities of the companies that are seriously looking at northern Nevada as the home for major data centers — the huge bank of computers serve that host so-called "cloud" services — but at least one company may be very close to announcing its plan.
And a couple more plans are well along, says Mike Kazmierski, president and chief executive officer of the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada.
The arrival of multiple data centers in the region would mark an important watershed in the development of northern Nevada — the creation of an entirely new sector that provides the basic employment upon which businesses ranging from retail to medicine are built.
And the economic effects are even more pronounced, Kazmierski says, because data center jobs generally pay very well.
They also tend to create other technology jobs.
"If you get the data center, often you get more of the company over time," the EDAWN president says. A company is likely, for instance, to locate some of its information-technology supply operation close to a major data center.
Apple, for instance, will develop a purchasing center in downtown Reno.
In the case of Apple, the economic benefits are multiplied further because the company is so well-respected that other corporations may give northern Nevada a closer look for new facilities simply because Apple likes the region.
The importance of that can't be underestimated, says Steve Hill, executive director of the Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development.
In fact, the third sentence of Hill's announcement of the Apple decision last week read: "Apple's decision to locate this data center in Nevada will open eyes across the country and throughout the world."
Despite appearances, the arrival of major data centers in the region isn't an all-of-a-sudden thing. They're responding to changes in the region's infrastructure that began more than a decade ago.
Among the big factors that are drawing the industry to the region is a steady decline of power rates.
"If you look at what is important to a data center, cost of utilities always are high on that list," says Kazmierski.
Electric rates in northern Nevada have declined about 25 percent since the start of 2009, says Mary Simmons, NV Energy's vice president for external affairs.
That's largely a result of the sharp decline in the price of the natural gas that fuels the company's generating station. NV Energy expects those natural gas prices to climb only slowly over the next three to five years, providing some predictability to companies that are building data centers.
But Simmons notes that NV Energy's ability to capture the benefits of low natural gas prices arises only because of the company's strategic decision a decade ago to build more of its own power plants to reduce its reliance on other suppliers.
Rates in the region are low, too, as more electricity is produced by geothermal, wind and solar plants — all of which don't pay a penny for fuel once their capital-intensive facilities are in place.
"The trend downward is getting people's attention," says Kazmierski.
It's getting even more attention because of the growing disparity between power rates in Nevada and those in California, where rates are about 35 percent higher than Nevada, says Simmons.
Nearly as important to data centers as electric cost is the reliability of the power system, and the NV Energy grid ranks among the 10 most reliable in the nation, says Brad Woodring, manager of economic development for the power company.
Along with the power consumed by servers in a data center, another big demand for electricity comes from the cooling systems that carry away the heat generated by the computers.
That's where northern Nevada brings another natural advantage into play.
Its cool nights reduce the demand for air conditioning through many hours of the day. Low humidity also is important to improve the efficiency of a data center operation.
The geography of the Reno-Sparks area — it's close to California, but not within the reach of the California taxman and regulator — also is drawing attention from developers of data centers.
Seismic studies place Reno and Sparks just outside the earthquake zone of the Sierra Nevada and northern California, and that's a critical consideration for operators of data centers.
Nick Pavich, developer of the technology park east of Sparks that will be the home to Apple, told and industry group last year that his location is one of the few in the United States that also relatively safe from man-made disasters such as nuclear leaks.
And just as Interstate 80 and Highway 395 are critical pieces of the infrastructure for the logistics industry in the region, so is the availability of fiber optic lines for data centers.
Nancy McCormick, a former telecommunications executive who now works as vice president of EDAWN, notes that multiple telecomm companies run fiber into the region and send data from Reno across a number of routes to other cities.
That redundancy, she says, is another important consideration to data center operations that need to be online 24/7.
Kazmierski, meanwhile, says data center operators have been satisfied that they can find the skilled workers they need — Apple, for instance, will have 40 workers at its data center operations — and they think the region is attractive enough that they can recruit further talent.
The development of data centers in the region will provide a boost to the construction industry as well.
Kazmierski says relatively few of the vacant industrial buildings in the region meet the specialized needs of data centers. As a result, most will be built from the ground up.
Typically, a new data center demands an investment of $200 million to $300 million, the EDAWN chief says. The big Apple project, along with the facilities the company plans in downtown Reno, carries a $1 billion price tag.
The Apple projects alone are expected to generate nearly 600 construction jobs.


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drewmania brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 235 Designs von 61 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
Our company name and product name is firedb. We build online applications and will be using our logo on our website (website contest will launch soon) and on business cards and other media.
ATTENTION DESIGNERS: after seeing color schemes incorporating blue and green we quite like that idea. We thought it was a little unfair not to let everyone know since the brief clearly asked for warmer colors. We are currently leaning towards a few designs so we thought we'd share our general thinking.
We are after something that is very portable (will work well on our website, business cards, looks good in black and white etc)
We want something that is professional (we like many designs but we have to portray the image of a professional software company at the end of the day).
With font selection we need something that will reflect the company image, something simple but still something that has tasteful font effects to enhance the logo.
Design Deliverable (1) Design of a logo
- We require a logo for the firedb brand.
- We will use the logo on our website and on business cards, email signatures etc.
Note: the brand firedb is short for "fire database" although it should always appear abbreviated as firedb (in lowercase)
- The key element we'd like to see in the logo is fire or a flame
- If you think the database element will work will with the firedb brand you might be able to incorporate fire and database elements into a simple logo (although we aren't sure both fire and database won't work well together)
The website contest will be held separately (once we have a good feel for the logo)
Background on the company and the brand:
Some keywords that would best describe what we do are,
- custom built software, e.g crm solutions
- online applications/software for small to medium businesses
- software as a service
- software delivered through your web browser
- software built quickly/rapidly
- easy to use software
- firedb is the innovator in business software. Your application is built using our unique drag and drop interface, saving your business time and money.
- firedb solves real business problems by delivering applications customised to your needs.
Screenshots of our application: See ( http://18.104.22.168/99/promo.jpg ) for some screenshots of our application (NOTE: ignore the color schemes)
The logo should confirm to much the same size/position as the Vanderlay logo found here (ignore colors etc) http://marketplace.sitepoint.com/at…/38573.jpg
We like the idea of being able to separate the flame from the rest of the logo (e.g don't use the flame to represent a letter).
We really like the idea of a SIMPLE and CLEAN design.
Examples of ideas that might work well:
- The simple cartoon flames (http://126.96.36.199/99/examples/cartoon_fire.jpg ) are a good exampleof something that might work well.
- This example shows a cartoon flame which is simple and uses fewcolors in its design (http://126.96.36.199/99/examples/cartoon_flame.jpeg )
- Another example which could work well is a fire cut out ( http://184.108.40.206/99/examples/f…utout.jpeg ).- We like the idea of cartoon fire
- Colors which might work well, orange, white, grey, brown
- We like simple/bold/clean designsIMPORTANT
- Supply logo on white background, and if appropriate samples on other backgrounds for comparison
- Final format should be in vector format and consist of layers where appropriate (photoshop or illustrator)
- The background layer should allow us to change the color easily (egplace the logo behind a gradient later or make the backgroundtransparent)Just an addition if you're staring the logo, have stumbled across this and it isn't too bad. you might use it for inspiration.
we like this logo because: it's a simple and clean image. the cut out is done well and the circle around it is a really good finish. note: our preference is for white background.
- Advise against dark backgrounds (if you do supply a dark background make sure there is a white background alternative)
- Don't use high resolution images (i.e try and go for simple flames not a realistic look with complex gradient)
- Don't try to use too much detail in the logo, KEEP IT SIMPLE so it can appear on cards, invoices, etc
Finden Sie heraus, wie ein Designwettbewerb funktioniert, oder lernen Sie mehr über unsere Logo-Design-Angebote.


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FindAnyFloor.com brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 58 Designs von 22 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
Accessibility is the practice of using proper coding techniques to make websites available to people who have some type of disability (blindness, paralysis, dexterity issues etc) We are starting an effort within our company related to this idea. The site will be called PathToAccess.com and will stress the business reasons for creating sites such as this.
What we need is a logo that represents this idea (go to wiki for more information) in a way that is Web 2.0, fun, friendly, but an abstracted representation. The site will promote the path to accessibility, but showing companies that there are business purposes for creating a site that is accessible to all while also showing that your site can still be beautifully designed and highly functional.
- bright
- fresh
- professional
- fun
- abstract
(but representational in that you should know what it means)
- simple
- must be able to scale down and up
- need layered PSD or AI files as well as png when complete
- no dark bland colors except as outlines
- overly complex
- realistic representation (ie don't show a road leading into the the net)
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1/2 is used as a voltage comparator, to select whether the board is powered from USB or from Vin.
The schematics won't show the other pins for the LM358. What powers the IC? Since power source hasn't been selected yet, where does it get its power (5V, I guess) from?
If Vin/2 is greater than 3.3V, Vin is used for the power source.
Thanks for the replies, my friends, and sorry for bothering you with even more questions!I saw how the LM358 is being powered by a 5V source.The board's Vcc bus, the same bus that powers all the components requiring +5vdc on the board.What I don't get is this: what selects what 5V source is to be used, since there are 3 possibilities: USB, Vin and both.It's best to think of the two sources of +5vdc as either the USB's +5vdc or the +5vdc from the output of the on-board voltage regulator that is powered by Vin on it's input. There is really no 'switch' that select between two possible sources, but rather just a FET switch that turns off the USB's voltage if there happens to already be voltage on the board from the +5vdc and +3.3vdc as a result of their being a valid Vin voltage being applied. The purpose of the voltage selector circuit is to just prevent a situation where the on-board regulator is +5vdc and USB +5vdc are being 'wired' together. In my mind it is sounding like a chicken-and-egg paradox: the LM358 selects the power source, but in order to select a power source, it has to be powered by something that has not yet been selected.There in nothing on the board that can prevent the output from the on-board +5vdc regulator from powering everything on the board that is using +5vdc. Think of it as the default power that can't be switched off as long as there is power being applied via the external power connector or the Vin pin. That is why if there is both external and USB power available at the same time, the external power is the default power being used and the USB power will be turned off via the FET 'switch'. Again a more accurate and functional name for the circuit would be to call it the 'USB auto voltage cut-off circuit'.LeftyI am here: http://arduino.cc/en/uploads/Main/Arduino_Uno_Rev3-schematic.pdf


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WILSONVILLE, ORE. - Graduate students Jeremiah Deboever and Matthias Dean-Carpentier from Oregon Tech's Renewable Energy Engineering Master's Program will research solutions for cleaner running cars through a grant from the National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NTIC) and the Oregon Transportation Research and Education Center (OTREC).
One research path will seek to optimize the life of lithium-air batteries in electric vehicles so they can go further on one charge. Jeremiah Deboever, master's candidate in MSREE, said, "Although challenging, lithium-air batteries have a great promise to increase the range of battery powered vehicles. I am really excited to be part of the foundation of a new laboratory at Oregon Tech Wilsonville with research geared towards long-term actions to improve the electrical vehicle industry."
The other funded research path seeks to find methods to increase efficiency in automobiles that consume gasoline. "This project aims to identify a method for low-cost modification of used automobiles to obtain higher gas mileage," said Matthias Dean-Carpentier, master's candidate in MSREE. The research will focus on maximizing efficiencies in fuel/air mixture injected into the engine during operation, injection timing, ignition timing, valve timing, and compression.
This grant will allow the purchase of new equipment which will expand Oregon Tech's energy storage laboratory. The new equipment increases Oregon Tech's capacity for its Center for Excellence in renewable energy storage solutions.
Once this research is completed by Deboever and Dean-Carpentier in March of 2014, they will have an opportunity to show progress and apply for more funding to continue their research.
About Oregon Tech's Renewable Energy and Engineering Program
In September 2012, Oregon Tech began the first Master of Science focusing on Renewable Energy Engineering (MSREE) in the United States. The MSREE program accommodates both full-time students and working professionals. The MSREE program is designed to prepare graduates to be energy engineering professionals who have advanced knowledge and skills that enable them to assume a broad range of technical leadership roles.
The MSREE curriculum is built upon core tracks in research methods, innovation, and advanced energy systems engineering. These courses provide the foundation for three required specialized course sequences in renewable energy technologies and nine credits of thesis or graduate R&D project work.


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This study will evaluate whether interleukin-7 (IL-7) a drug similar to the natural IL-7
protein produced by the body, is safe to use in people infected with HIV. IL-7 is important
in immune system function. In humans, it can extend the life of immune cells called T-cells
and increase their function and maturation; in mice, it can speed up immune system recovery
following chemotherapy of transplantation; and in monkeys, it can make T-cells increase in
numbers. If this study shows that IL-7 is safe, other trials will determine if it can
improve the numbers or function of T-cells in HIV-infected people.
Patients 18 years of age and older with HIV infection who have been taking anti-HIV
medications for at least 12 months, whose CD4 counts are at least 100 cells/microliter, and
whose viral load is no more than 50,000 copies/milliliter may be eligible for this study.
Candidates are screened with a physical examination, blood and urine tests, including a
blood test for HLA type (a genetic test of markers of the immune system), chest x-ray,
electrocardiogram, and ultrasound of the spleen.
Participants undergo the following tests and procedures during 9 visits, as follows:
Pre-entry visit
- Brief physical examination, including examination of lymph nodes and spleen.
- Medical history, including questions about current and past medications.
- Urine pregnancy test for women who are able to become pregnant.
- Blood draw for viral load, immune responses, and other routine safety tests.
Entry visit
- Complete physical examination, including examination of lymph nodes and spleen.
- Routine urine test and urine pregnancy test for women who are able to become pregnant.
- Blood draw for viral load, immune responses, and other routine safety tests.
- IL-7 dosing. Participants are randomly assigned to receive one of five doses of IL-7
(3, 10, 30, 60 or 100 micrograms per kilogram of body weight) or placebo (a salt
solution that does not contain IL-7). The dose may be given in one or more injections,
with higher doses possibly requiring as many as seven or eight injections. The
injections are given subcutaneously (under the skin), usually in the arm or leg. After
the injection, patients are monitored closely for 12 hours for skin or allergic
reactions. Blood is drawn before the injection and again at 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 4, 8
and 12 hours after the injection to check blood levels of the study medication.
Follow-up visits
Patients come to the clinic 7 times during follow-up-every day for the first 4 days after
the injection, then at 14 days, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks after the injection. At most study
visits, patients have the following procedures:
- Brief physical examination, including examination of lymph nodes and spleen.
- Routine urine test and urine pregnancy test for women who are able to become pregnant.
- Blood draw for viral load, immune responses, and other routine safety tests.
- Blood test to measure the amount of study medication in the blood 1, 2, and 3 days
after the injection
- Electrocardiogram 1 day after the injection
Interleukin 7 is an essential cytokine for the thymic development and the post-thymic
survival, expansion and maturation of the T lymphocytes in humans. Therapeutic use of IL7
in mouse models has shown enhancement of immune reconstitution after chemotherapy or bone
marrow transplantation. The rationale for using IL-7 as immunotherapy in HIV infection
would be to support the expansion, survival and functional properties of T lymphocytes and
enhance immune reconstitution. More specifically, IL7 may provide the means to support CD4
expansions in patients with good viral suppression but persistent low CD4 counts
(immunologic non-responders) or in patients who have no available antiretroviral options.
Finally, given the role of IL7 in T cell memory maturation and survival, IL-7 may be a
promising vaccine adjuvant.
Studies of rhIL7 in non-human primates have shown that T cell proliferation and expansion
can be achieved at doses that are well tolerated without significant toxicity. A safety
study in cancer patients is currently ongoing at the NCI. A5214 (Pleiades) will be the
first study of rhIL7 to evaluate the safety of a single subcutaneous injection in HIV
infected adults. Eligible subjects (CD4 greater than 100 cells/micro l and VL less than
50,000 copies/ml, on antiretroviral therapy for at least one year) will be stratified by
viral load (less than 50 or 50-50,000 copies/ml) and will be randomized 3:1 to receive rhIL7
or placebo.
Pleiades is a phase I, double-blind trial that will test the safety of a single subcutaneous
injection of IL-7 at 5 different doses (3, 10, 30, 60 and 100 micro g/kg) tested
sequentially. Four subjects will enroll in each dose level and dose escalation will occur
only after all subjects complete four weeks without evidence of dose-limiting toxicities as
reviewed by the safety monitoring committee. Secondary end points include a PK study of
rhIL7 as well as immunologic studies throughout the duration of the study to assess evidence
of IL7 biologic activity with markers of T cell activation, proliferation and
differentiation as well as expression of the alpha chain of the IL7 receptor.
This is an Adult AIDS Clinical Trial Group (AACTG) study and the NIAID will participate as a
site. The NIAID site will follow all NIAID IRB reporting requirements and all grade 1 and 2
toxicities will be included in the annual review. Children will be excluded and a separate
study will be required in the future after the safety and biologic activity of this agent is
established in adults.
The study will enroll a total of 40-80 patients followed for a total of eight weeks, with
approximately 15-20 anticipated to enroll in our site.
HIV-1 infection, as documented by any licensed ELISA test kit, and confirmed by Western
blot at any time prior to study entry.
Current treatment with potent ART, defined as any protease inhibitor (PI)-based or
non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI)-based regimen consisting of at
least three antiretroviral drugs, for at least 12 months prior to study entry and stable
(i.e., no change in dose) for at least 3 months prior to study entry.
Note: Changes in a prior potent ART for purposes of simplification to a two-drug regimen
that includes a ritonavir (RTV)-boosted PI and efavirenz will be allowed. RTV-boosted PIs
will be considered one antiretroviral drug.
Screening CD4+ cell count greater than or equal to 100 cells/mm(3) obtained within 3-42
days prior to study entry at any CLIA-certified or equivalent laboratory.
Screening HIV-1 RNA less than or equal to 50,000 copies/mL obtained within 3-42 days prior
to study entry using an ultrasensitive assay at any CLIA-certified or equivalent
Note: If HIV-1 RNA is greater than 400 copies/mL, an ultrasensitive assay is not required
at screening.
Documentation that the pre-entry HIV-1 RNA blood draw was obtained within 2-14 days prior
to study entry at any CLIA-certified or equivalent laboratory.
Documentation that the pre-entry CD4+/CD8+ blood draw was obtained within 2-14 days prior
to study entry at any CLIA-certified or equivalent laboratory.
Laboratory values obtained within 3-42 days prior to study entry:
Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) greater than or equal to 1500/mm(3).
Hemoglobin greater than or equal to 10.0 g/dL.
Platelet count greater than or equal to 100,000/mm(3).
Creatinine less than or equal to 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN).
AST (SGOT), ALT (SGPT), and alkaline phosphatase less than or equal to 2 x ULN.
Total bilirubin less than or equal to 2.0 x ULN.
Serum lipase less than or equal to 1.5 x ULN.
Prothrombin time and partial thromboplastin time (PT/PTTT) less than 1.5 x ULN.
Note: For subjects receiving atazanavir or indinavir, total bilirubin less than or equal
to 4.0 x ULN.
Female study subjects of reproductive potential (defined as girls who have reached
menarche or women who have not been post-menopausal for at least 24 consecutive months,
i.e., who have had menses within the preceding 24 months or have not undergone a
sterilization procedure (hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy), must have a negative
serum or urine pregnancy test within 3-42 days prior to study entry.
All study subjects must agree not to participate in a conception process (e.g., active
attempt to become pregnant or to impregnate, sperm donation, or in vitro fertilization).
If participating in sexual activity that could lead to pregnancy, the study subject must
agree that two reliable methods of contraception will be used simultaneously while
receiving the protocol-specified medication(s) and for 8 weeks after stopping the
Condoms (male or female) with or without a spermicidal agent. Condoms are recommended
because their appropriate use is the only contraception method effective for preventing
HIV transmission.
Diaphragm or cervical cap with spermicide.
Hormonal-based contraceptive.
Study subjects who are not of reproductive potential (girls who have not reached menarche,
women who have been post-menopausal for at least 24 consecutive months, women who have
undergone hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy, or prepubescent boys or men who have
documented azoospermia) are eligible without requiring the use of contraceptives. Written
or oral documentation communicated by clinician or clinician's staff of one of the
Physician report/letter.
Operative report or other source documentation in the subject's record (a laboratory
report of azoospermia is required to document successful vasectomy).
Discharge summary.
Laboratory report of azoospermia.
FSH measurement elevated into the menopausal range as established by the reporting
Karnofsky performance score greater than or equal to 80 obtained within 3-42 days prior to
study entry.
Men and women age greater than or equal to 18 years.
Ability and willingness of subject or legal guardian/representative to give written
informed consent.
Any history of AIDS-defining illnesses (Category C) during the 12 months prior to study
entry. Category C includes the following conditions:
Candidiasis of bronchi, trachea, or lungs;
Candidiasis, esophageal;
Cervical cancer, invasive;
Coccidioidomycosis, disseminated, or extrapulmonary;
Cryptococcosis, extrapulmonary;
Cryptosporidiosis, chronic intestinal (greater than 1 month's duration);
Cytomegalovirus disease (other than live, spleen, or nodes);
Cytomegalovirus retinitis (with loss of vision);
Encephalopathy, HIV-related;
Herpes simplex: chronic ulcer(s) (greater than 1 month's duration); or bronchitis,
pneumonitis, or esophagitis;
Histoplasmosis, disseminated, or extrapulmonary;
Isosporiasis, chronic intestinal (greater than 1 month's duration);
Kaposi's sarcoma;
Lymphoma, Burkitt's (or equivalent term);
Lymphoma, immunoblastic (or equivalent term);
Lymphoma, primary, of brain;
Mycobacterium avium complex or M. Kansasii, disseminated, or extrapulmonary;
M. tuberculosis, any site (pulmonary or extrapulmonary);
Mycobacterium, other species, or unidentified species, disseminated, or extrapulmonary;
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia;
Pneumonia, recurrent;
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy;
Salmonella septicemia, recurrent;
Toxoplasmosis of brain;
Wasting syndrome due to HIV.
Note: Subjects whose sole AIDS-defining illness is Kaposi's sarcoma limited to the skin
and who are not anticipated to require systemic chemotherapy may be allowed into the study
after discussion with the protocol chairs. Eligible subjects with a history of any
AIDS-defining illness (Category C) (greater than 12 months prior to study entry) will be
allowed to enroll as long as their screening CD4+ cell count is greater than or equal to
200 copies/mm(3) and was performed at any CLIA-certified or equivalent laboratory.
Palpable lymphadenopathy greater than 2.0 cm.
Known allergy/sensitivity to study drug or its formulations.
Active drug or alcohol use or dependence that, in the opinion of the investigator, would
interfere with adherence to study requirements.
Serious illness requiring systemic treatment and/or hospitalization until subject either
completes therapy or is clinically stable on therapy, in the opinion of the investigator,
for at least 28 days prior to study entry.
Use of any interleukins at any time prior to study entry.
Use of systemic cancer chemotherapy, systemic investigational agents, or immunomodulators
(growth factors, systemic corticosteroids, HIV vaccines, immune globulin, and interferons)
within 90 days prior to study entry.
Use of heparin within 96 hours prior to study entry or the anticipated need to use heparin
within the 96 hours after rhIL-7/placebo injection.
History of malignancy (except basal carcinoma of the skin or Kaposi's sarcoma) including
any history of hematologic malignancies and lymphomas.
Splenomegaly (defined as spleen with cephalocaudad diameter greater than 14 cm on
ultrasound) and/or proliferative hematologic diseases.
History of hypercoagulability (deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism).
History of seizure disorder.
History of extensive psoriasis, Crohn's disease, uveitis, or other autoimmune disease
having induced severe complications.
Significant psychiatric, cardiac, pulmonary, thyroid, renal, or neurological (peripheral
or central) disease requiring therapy or severe disorders of hemostasis.
A resting systolic blood pressure greater than 140 or a resting diastolic blood pressure
greater than 90.
Note: Blood pressure level must be in the presence of standard anti-hypertensive therapy
OR the absence of any anti-hypertensive therapy.
Positive hepatitis B surface antigen or positive hepatitis C antibody at screening.
Plan to start new ART within 8 weeks after study entry.
Lack of adequate venous access and/or inadequate subcutaneous fat tissue that, in the
opinion of the investigator, would interfere with study requirements.
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Bedrooms: 3
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Square Footage: 1480
Year Built: 1960
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Q: "There has been discussion on drivers licenses being issued to those who are not citizens of the United States. If the state issues drivers licenses to these people, what will the plan be to furnish insurance? Too many accidents have happened with serious injuries and even death in many cases with the driver not having insurance, and getting off with no punishment." - Reader submitted
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"First, let's clarify the issue. Iowa has long issued drivers licenses to non-citizens, those that are legal alien residents who have proper work visas, or are here for other legitimate purposes. The more recent issue with issuance of driver's licenses has been the fact that the federal government has given illegal aliens that meet certain criteria a "deferred" deportation status. This class of illegal alien may be here because they were brought into the country as children by parents who were violating immigration law. At this time, the Iowa Department of Transportation is in fact issuing driver's licenses to this class of illegal aliens designated deferred. Offering these deferred status illegal aliens a license is problematic as it rewards the parents for their illegal activity. The last time I had heard approximately 100 licenses had been issued to deferred individuals.
As to the insurance question, after checking with my contacts in the insurance industry I found that as long as a person has a properly issued driver's license they can acquire insurance like anyone else. However, since they likely cannot demonstrate that they have prior insurance, they will be referred to a high risk insurance carrier. These policies will typically demand a premium thirty to forty percent higher. Presumably once they have a demonstrated clean driving record for a proper period their premiums will be reduced.
The issue of illegal aliens causing accidents is a very serious one, particularly in Tama and Marshall Counties. I personally know of a family that lost a loved one in such an incident. Given the low incidence of licenses issued so far, and the fact that illegal aliens that don't meet the criteria for deferral may still be driving without licenses, it is not likely to have much impact, if any.
The fact that many illegal aliens that are caught driving are not properly punished is also a serious issue. Law enforcement and our courts are charged with just that, enforcing the law. They are not charged with making policy decisions as to whether or not certain laws should or should not be followed. We need to do more to hold them accountable for properly prosecuting those that drive without a driver's license.
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There are some things you need to think about before you get started with your loft conversion in Derbyshire.
There are some things you need to think about before you get started with your loft conversion in Derbyshire. Here are some of the most important factors that go into deciding if going through with the loft conversion is the best idea to give your home a little more space.
1. Will Your Home Be Able to Take the Weight of the Loft Conversion?
Doing a loft conversion is going to add some weight to your house and so you should check to make sure that your home can take it. This could mean checking the foundations of the house and also testing the beams to see if they can take on any more weight.
Even if you don't do this yourself the Building Control Officer will so it's best to just expose the foundations anyway. Giving your house in Derbyshire the extra support it needs to carry the weight is an expensive process that could end up doubling your bill.
2. Is there Enough Headroom?
Your designer should be able to illustrate how much headroom there will be in a converted loft. Many people end up disappointed by the amount of headroom they have because it's not clear on the plans. You should also accommodate for the stairs as the new staircase will be attached to the old one. Putting it in an existing room means losing that room which makes no sense.
If there's not enough roof space for the water tanks and plumbing then you might need to use a sealed system to house your heating and hot water system. Keep in mind that it's better to have an unvented hot water system instead of a combination boiler, but these systems take up a room the size of a cupboard and they have to go somewhere.
3. What About the Building Regulations and Party Walls?
You must always have your loft conversion approved under Building Regulations, even if you don't need planning permission. As such you should always put together a detailed scheme and have this approved before hiring a builder. Getting the design approved like this can get rid of a lot of risk in the work. It could also mean that the builder is able to give you a fixed quote rather than an estimate.
If you lived in a semi-detached or terraced house then you will have to inform your neighbours about your plans and this comes under the Party Wall Act 1996. The Building Control Officer will inspect the work during the process and then issue with a completion certificate when all is said and done. Don't make any final payments to your builder before you receive this completion certificate.
4. Changing the Roof
Many roofs are constructed with internal support struts in the loft that prop up the rafters and purlins, which are horizontal roof beams, in traditional cut and pitched roofs. They also account for all of the braces that you find in modern trussed rafter roofs. All of these old supports need to be removed and replaced to make up space.
There are a number of ways to alter the roof structure for a loft conversion but all of them have one common element – the ceiling joists can not be used as floor joists. As such it means that additional floor joists also need to be installed, just above the ceiling plasterboard so that they don't touch it. These joists are often 200-225mm in depth and will go above the current ceiling joists to make up the structure of your floor. Depending on their size they will either bear directly onto the existing wall plates of your load-bearing walls or they can be affixed to brand new beams.
If you have a smaller loft then you may need to use your floor joists to support the sloping rafters. This is made possible through the use of a dwarf timber stud wall between 1-1.5m tall. This stud is known as an ashlering and it fits between the two. With the support of this ashlering you can safely remove the internal struts and braces.


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Painting and drawing serve as a physically enacted ritual of praise and contemplation, aspiring towards a devout pursuit of a severe beauty. It is an aesthetic of imperfection alluding to the underlying nature of matter and memory: everything is subject to age, wear & decay. Yet, obstinately, the invisible is made visible, suspended in the mythical timelessness of the medium – still, but never silent; wherein, this uncertain truth is knowingly implied to antagonize the loneliness of our lives. Therein, it may be countenanced, stared down, transfigured, and treated.
A more grounded discussion of my work begins with considering its "operatic" tone. I exact a preference for hyperbole and "psychological" texture in my work. It comes, as most art forms, from reflections on my life (episodes, experiences, etc.). And, it is imagery that I explore specific to painting within the confines of self-portraiture that typically runs counter to modern western notions of beauty. I re-render the flesh of friends and relations (lasting & temporary) serving as a surrogate for me by "compositing" my imagery from a variety of observed, imaginary and digital sources. In so doing, I seek to continue to resolve/meld both "low" and "high" influences with a conscious restraint airing on subtlety to yield tension.
Among the influences that orbit my visual mind are Japanese popular/fringe culture from Butoh to anime stemming from my early fandom of Toho films (notably, featuring Godzilla) to an early introduction to anime via UHF PBS broadcasting subtitled anime in the early 70s/80s airing from New Jersey, whilst I wistfully watched on my parent's bed (their TV was the only one to clearly received the signal, so that I could watch "Captain Harlock" every Sunday night), western comic book art (particularly the "Silver Age" of Marvel Comics), as well as Northern Renaissance Art (for example; Jan Van Eyck, Hans Memling)
MFA Painting University of Pennsylvania (Departmental Grants)
Post-Bacc (2nd) Painting School of the Art Institute of Chicago (Scholarship)
Post-Bacc (1st) Painting School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Scholarship)
JD Boston University, School of Law (Scholarship)
BS w honors Psychology Brooklyn College* (Scholarship)
BA w honors Fine Arts (Drawing) Brooklyn College* (Scholarship)
*summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Scholars' Program, Dean's List
Painting The Art Institute of Boston (Lesley University)
Painting SVA (i.e., School of Visual Arts, NYC)
Painting New York Academy of Art
Anatomy, Pastel The Arts Students' League of New York
Writing New York University
Theatre Arts H.B. Studios, NYC


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2nd Annual Kentucky Derby Party featuring Woodford Reserve
May 4, 2013
We are very thrilled to host a special viewing party again for this year's 139th Kentucky Derby! Everyone had such a great time last year (as you can see from the photos), we just had to partner with Woodford Reserve again for racing, hats, food and fun! Join us for live viewing of the day's races with multiple screens in our Georgian Room and enjoy delicious Derby Happy Hour treats such as the Kentucky famous "Hot Brown" while sipping on specially priced Woodford Reserve cocktails – the official bourbon of the Kentucky Derby! We will be awarding the best hat seen in the crowd with a special gift from Urban Farmer. The party starts at 12pm, and the final "post" is 3:24pm. See you there!
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Snyderman has reported on wide-ranging medical topics affecting both men and women and has traveled the world extensively, reporting from many of the world's most troubled areas. In 2010, Snyderman traveled to Haiti where she reported on the devastation from the earthquake. Snyderman is on staff in the Department of the Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania.
Prior to joining NBC News, Snyderman served as Vice President, Consumer Education for the health care corporation, Johnson & Johnson. There she led the independent educational initiative, Understanding Health, focusing on educating and informing the public about health and medicine. Before that, Snyderman served as the medical correspondent for ABC News for 17 years and was a contributor to "20/20," "Primetime," and "Good Morning America." Prior to leaving ABC she was a frequent substitute co-host on "Good Morning America."
Snyderman attended medical school at the University of Nebraska and continued with residencies in Pediatrics and Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. She joined the surgical staff at the University of Arkansas in 1983 and began her broadcasting career shortly after at KATV, the ABC affiliates in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Kelly's is gaining in popularity with stand up paddle boarders and river surfers. In addition, tubers and canoeists of all ages can enjoy the whitewater features of the park.
Kelly's is home of the first bronze statue of an American soldier that perished in Iraq, and also features a Gallery with annually changing exhibits. Visitors can comfortably stroll along the 2.5 mile river trail "The Strand", view the action in the river from the 3.4 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds or walk across the bridge to Rock Island to relax by the river.
Kelly's is also one of the premier sites in Valley County for trout habitat. The fishing enthusiast can be found enjoying the early morning and late summer days fishing from the banks or man-made island. Kelly's preserved this portion of the Payette River to insure the trout would continue to flourish.
Kelly's was built in loving memory of Kelly Brennan and was funded by Mark & Kristina Pickard, in honor of Kristina's late sister. The Park's land was generously donated by local philanthropist Hans Borbonus and was the vision of Cascade Mayor Richard Carter and several other community leaders.


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I want to read mysql connection info with java. For example I made a server socket with java on port 4444. Then I made a jdbc driver with url "jdbc:mysql://127.0.0.1:4444/mysql". My mysql is running on port 3306.
I wrote something like below in client class:
which CONNECTION is "jdbc:mysql://127.0.0.1:4444/mysql"Connection c = DriverManager.getConnection(CONNECTION,p);
and in server I have this:
the server get the clientSocket but "clientSocket.getInputStream().available()" is 0.clientSocket = ss.accept();
I really don't know how to fix this problem. I have to know which database, client wants to connect and also I don't want to change the client's source code.
I then wrote this in server class, hope this would solve the problem, but it didn't work
Maybe the way I fix the problem is wrong. if it is, please help me how to write a proxy server for my databaseConnection c = DriverManager.getConnection(CONNECTION,p); ObjectOutputStream oo=new ObjectOutputStream(clientSocket.getOutputStream()); oo.writeObject(c);


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Monday, July 28, 2008
I'm Fessin' Up to Infidelity....
In fact Dear Hubby and I are celebrating 24 years of marriage this very day. It was an overcast, muggy day in 1984 when my beau met me at the altar of the First Baptist Church of College Park and agreed to be Mr. Elementaryhistoryteacher forever more.
What a very smart man he was and still is. I'm so glad he decided he couldn't live without me because I was getting awfully tired of running after him. :)
We had met when he began working for my father right after graduation. He asked me out, but I couldn't go since I wasn't 16 yet. My dad had rules....and he stuck to them. Once I turned 16 I reminded my beau that I had reached the magic age, and he advised he still wanted to take me out, but I would have to wait...as he had joined the U.S. Navy and basic training was coming between us. For the next six years the Navy kept us apart except for an occaisional 30 day leave here and there. He traveled the world and I graduated high school, attended college, and became a paralegal.
After 24 years I can honestly say it was worth the wait and worth it to allow the U.S. Navy to borrow my chosen man for a bit.
Our ceremony was scheduled for 4 p.m, and as my dad and I took our place in the foyer of the church we could hear the peal of the church bells as they rang the hour and a special cadence signaling a bride was about to walk the aisle.
The pastor, Dr. Hugh McDonald, provided a very lengthy and very solid Christian wedding ceremony with vows right out of the King James Bible including not one, not two, but three heartfelt prayers said over us in his native Scottish brogue. Just in case you are wondering THIS bride proudly announced to the world she WOULD OBEY, and I've never regretted it.
So, I'm sure you're wondering about my reference to infidelity. It's rather simple. Regular readers around here know that posting has been a bit irregular over the summer, and I've been downright quiet of late.
I have to admit to you I've been a bit busy with another blog. No, not Georgia on My Mind. I fessed up to that a long time ago. No, not my Bible history site……, no not American Presidents…..Sadly I've been so busy I haven't posted there in weeks :(
The other blog I'm referring to is a project for the Historical Committee at my church, and I'd like to share it with you. My church has been around since 1946 and has quite a history of growth and mission work. Over the years a few very dedicated ladies have painstakenly collected and saved all sorts of items for our historical archives including meeting minutes, pictures, church bulletins, deeds, written histories and other memorabilia. My thought, which I shared with the other members of the historical committee, was why should our treasure trove of items be sitting alone in a closet where the oldest pictures had begun to fade, and paper items were becoming more and more brittle?
Digitizing the collection would protect valuable data, plus it would also enable us to share the collection with our fellow church members and the world at large. Luckily the committee agreed with me, and I have been very busy this summer creating the new blog, First Baptist Church, Lithia Springs...a History.
Head on over and take a look around, but pardon me if I'm not there to welcome you.
I have an anniversary to celebrate!
7 comments:
- Matthew K. Tabor said...
I wondered where you've been - congratulations on 24 years!
- EHT said...
Thanks! It has been a wonderful journey, and I look forward to 24 more plus.
- Georgia Road Geek said...
It's good to know that there are still some folks out there who get married and take their wedding vows seriously as you and your husband have.
A good one is hard to find and, like you with your husband, He has blessed me with a wonderful wife and I thank God every day for it.
Happy anniversary and God bless you both! :)
What a good looking couple!...24 years ago AND today.
Congrats on the anniversary.
LOVE the blogs...all of them!
- M-Dawg said...
Happy Anniversary EHT and many, many, many more!
- EHT said...
Thanks so much Ga. Road Geek, Donna, and M-Dawg. I appreciate your comments very much!
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Jack in the Box: Breakfast Pita
Would you like fries (or onion rings or chicken tenders) with that?
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Mentoring At AFSE
When I've written posts about the stuff I and others are working on to bring more computer science into the K-12 school system, I often hear "let me know how I can help." This post is about how you can help.
The Academy Of Software Engineering (AFSE), located in the Washington Irving Campus near Union Square in Manhattan, has a great program called iMentor. Every AFSE student is paired with a mentor who attends a monthly mentoring session at AFSE. These sessions are highly structured events where the student and mentor get to work together on things and get to know each other. The students and mentors are encouraged to email each other in the off weeks.
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We caught up with lecturer and film producer Lee Thomas and asked him for his insight into the world that is the Cannes Film Festival.
"Inspiring people to see films, make films, and love films"
was how Festival Director Gilles Jacob once described the scope and ambition of the Cannes Film Festival.
I've been coming to the Festival and Market since 2000. That first time I'll never forget as Film4 had just green-lit our first feature "Crush" for a summer shoot in the Cotswolds. We were sent to Cannes so that director John McKay and I could hang out with our lead actress, Andie MacDowell. I know, life is tough! We were fresh out of film school and this all seemed like an amazing coup for us. We kept pinching ourselves at the good fortune. But more importantly than I ever realised at the time – this was also an opportunity for the sales team at Film4 to promote Crush to potential foreign buyers and to use us and the cast for meetings and publicity events. It's the film business after all, and most financiers need to make some money back!
The following year we were back for our world premiere. Like many films, Crush was screening in a side bar of the festival but not in competition. It had pre-sold many territories including Germany, Spain, France and Australia, but we were still after a US sale, and one or two others. Limos, red carpets, and an amazing after screening party up in the hills with fireworks and champagne made the experience everything I imagined it could be…
I then skipped the following year before I then became Head of Production at Screen Agency SWM and it was time to go again. This time with a different hat on. Debbie Isitt's "Confetti" was our first investment so I attended to support the film, approve negotiations if it sold, and also to talk to people about our funds. Confetti sold to Fox for a good sum taking us instantly into profit after a 5 hour negotiation. I remember shaking hands on a deal in a tent with Michael Winterbottom and his producer Andrew Eaton to collaborate on their next film "The Road to Guantanamo". Suddenly I was going to more meetings, and doing a lot of networking, but watching no films, in order to attract investors and film-makers to our region and promote West Midlands talent to other financiers.
So why didn't I go before 2000 and why did I skip a year, and several others since? Cost aside, it's because the best advice I got was to only go to Cannes when you have a very clear and specific purpose in mind, and not just to "hang out" and "soak up the atmosphere". It can be a very broad purpose but whatever you do you need one. Maybe your film has been produced and you are invited to support the sales efforts like we were, or perhaps you decide you want to catch up on world cinema and watch at least 3 films per day for your own education. Or, you are a British producer with a European co-production in early development and you want to go and find and secure a co-producer for your project. Basically you want something measurable and achievable so that you don't succumb to the inevitable low morale when you get turned away from your umpteenth party, or catch sight of a friend walking up the red carpet in a long evening gown and wondering why it's so unfair that you were not invited up there with them! Basically it's very easy to compare yourself unfavorably to others and in this sense, having some structure helps get around all that.
Alternatively, perhaps if you are just starting out in the business, maybe the best way to go is to get some experience / knowledge of the market and film business by being an intern. This is a GREAT way to add some structure to your time and enable you to network, find your way around the town and the business without the fear of going into melt down / depression. If I was starting over, this is exactly what I would try to do first.
The fact is, Cannes is now the largest and most prestigious film festival and market in the world and what you come up against when you arrive there is a festival with a deep history and love of cinema combined with a fairly undiscerning and cut-throat market that needs to make money and distribute crowd pleasing films to worldwide audiences. Finding a way to be an intern, for example through BCU's MA Distribution and Marketing programme, is one way to really get inside the festival's alter ego, the market. It's not all glamour, but judging by the experience of this year's students with placements in some of the world's leading companies, the insider view is invaluable.
But why does Cannes have such a reputation? Well, for a start – think of these directors: Scorcese, Copola, Wenders, Jane Campion, Quinten Tarentino, Steven Soderbergh… they have all won The Palm d'Or for films ranging from Taxi Driver and the Piano, to Pulp Fiction. That's quite a glamorous list, and one of the biggest self-evident reasons why the festival attracts so many cineasts, buyers & sellers, braggers and celebrity tourists – all hoping for some of the sparkle to rub off on them.
All that's left now is to wonder who will win this year… and there is not long to find out !


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The magic of ion engines
Operating in the near vacuum of space, ion engines shoot out a propellant gas much faster than the jet of a chemical rocket. They deliver about ten times as much thrust per kilo of propellant used. The ions that give the engines their name are charged atoms, accelerated by a choice of electric guns. If the power comes from the spacecraft's solar panels, the technique is called 'solar-electric propulsion'.
Ion engines work their magic in a leisurely way. As solar panels of a normal size supply only a few kilowatts of power, a solar-powered ion engine cannot compete with the whoosh of a chemical rocket. But a typical chemical rocket burns for only a few minutes. An ion engine can go on pushing gently for months or even years - for as long as the Sun shines and the small supply of propellant lasts.
In 1998, NASA launched a demonstration spacecraft called Deep Space 1, which flew by a near-Earth asteroid and went on to intercept a comet. ESA's SMART-1, with much less chemical boost, has gone only as far as the Moon. But it has served to demonstrate more subtle operations of the kind needed in distant missions. These will combine solar-electric propulsion with manoeuvres using the gravity of planets and moons.
By Sun power towards the Sun
SMART-1 looks set to ensure Europe's competence in the use of electric propulsion, and its independence in this 21st century space technology of the 21st Century.
BepiColombo, ESA's future mission to the innermost planet Mercury, near to the Sun, will use ion engines to speed it on its way.
The Solar Orbiter, which will swoop even closer to the Sun for close-up views, will use the same type of ion drive as BepiColombo.
Other space science missions are expected to use ion engines for complex manoeuvres in the vicinity of the Earth's orbit, including LISA, a mission that which will detect gravitational waves coming from the distant Universe.