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Shhhhhh … don't tell Maryland homeowner David Jacobs that he has a "home theater." Be especially quiet, because he's asleep in his bedroom, which happens to have a 96-inch projection screen, a hidden video projector and a 5.1-channel surround-sound system. This may sound like the makings of a "home theater," but we won't hold it against him if he'd rather not invite a bunch of guests inside. The seating is a bit cozy, after all.
But seriously, when David was discussing a technology upgrade to his place with Michael Wilson of local custom electronics firm Bethesda Systems, he explicitly requested not to have a traditional home theater room, per se. "He's a single guy, and he wanted to have an unbelievable master suite, so whenever we talked about doing a theater in his house, he would say he didn't want a theater," Wilson explains. "Why? He'd say, 'Every time I watch a movie, I'm in bed.'"
So for someone who was obviously interested in A/V, but just didn't want a dedicated room to be under-used, the natural question was, could Bethesda Systems build a theater in the bedroom? Wilson and company answered that with a pretty definitive "yes," we'd say.
Bethesda Systems not only managed to install a motorized projection screen in some tight confines, they also put in a flat-panel TV for daytime viewing. And they managed to deliver on David's additional request that the video be hidden when he wasn't watching it. A Media Décor mount that covers the flat-panel behind motorized artwork handles this trick, with the bonus that Jacobs could even use his brother-in-law's artwork for the canvas.
"When everything is off, you just see a piece of art on the wall and nothing else," Wilson says. "In a nutshell, we were able to give him three rooms in one: one for the art, one with a 46-inch TV to watch news during the day, and one with a 96-inch dropdown screen for movies at night."
It wasn't as easy as it sounds. One challenge was building a soffit over the bed with enough room to hide the Runco projector, as well as house wires, lights and loudspeakers. Bethesda Systems created a cardboard copy of the projector as a mockup to ensure it would fit the dimensions, and when the real thing was installed they cut an opening above it and mounted a Middle Atlantic single-fan cabinet cooler to provide proper ventilation.
(View images of this master suite here)
On the projector's receiving end, Wilson worked closely with Stewart Filmscreen to install an acoustically transparent model sized to push the limits of its nook's width. Bethesda custom-designed the screen's soffit so when the screen descended it would cover only the TV and not the cabinets underneath, as well as stick out far enough so it wasn't bumping into the four small wall-mounted shelves. Meanwhile, curtains are on a motorized Lutron drapery track so they can drop at the touch of a button on the Control4 remote (see sidebar) and darken the room for good viewing conditions.
For the killer audio, Bethesda installed a Professional Home Cinema (PHC) system that includes in-wall front, center and left speakers flanking the TV, a pair of in-ceiling surround models above the bed, plus two 18-inch subwoofers in the front cabinetry.
The NAD surround-sound processor and other gear, such as an Oppo Blu-ray player and Apple TV, reside in an equipment rack in the suite's adjacent exercise room, where there's also a car racing simulator and big flat-pane TV. And if that's not enough, there are smaller TVs in the master bathroom and shower. Indeed, who would need a separate "home theater" room when there's little reason to leave the master suite?
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These days, people want to use their iPads or Android tablets for everything. Not the owner of this master suite, though, who was "adamant about having a simple, handheld remote," according to Michael Wilson of custom electronics firm Bethesda Systems, Bethesda, Md., which outfitted the master suite. A Control4 system serves as the home tech brains, and Bethesda pared down the bedroom's multiple viewing options to four main commands on the Control4 handheld remote: watch TV, watch Movie, switch from TV to Movie, and switch from Movie to TV; those then lead him to select content accordingly (like cable for TV or Blu-ray for Movie), prep the room's lights and shades, and smoothly transition the associated audio so, for example, it doesn't abruptly clip on and off when he moves from the TV to the projection screen.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is apologizing for jokes he made about Asians during a luncheon in Las Vegas this week.
Reid was addressing the city's Asian Chamber of Commerce on Thursday. In one of his jokes, he told the audience, "I don't think you're smarter than anybody else, but you've convinced a lot of us you are."
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports the comment was met with laughter from the crowd of about 100 people.
Reid later issued a statement saying the joke was "in extremely poor taste" and that he sometimes says "the wrong thing."
Officials with the Asian Chamber of Commerce said Friday that they don't have an immediate comment on the matter.
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The UK has one of the most advanced e-commerce markets in the world and UK retailers have been reaping the benefits of growth at home in recent years. Now, online retailers are widening their horizons and international expansion is high on their agendas.
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The online retail industry is developing at a rapid pace; evolving in line with new technology, with the multi-platform nature of the modern shopper's purchase journey and the ever increasing expectations of consumers. Digital engagement is no longer just happening at home or at work but on the go as well and the advent of 4G services will greatly enhance the mobile internet experience. Retailers are looking to innovative ways to cater for the connected consumer's requirements. Amongst the mix of technology and systems, channels and platforms, domestic and international markets, the need to focus on what the customer wants must form the core of all investment decisions.
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During the economic pinch of the last few years, we've seen more and more businesses looking to global markets for future growth and Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) across international languages has been a vital component in the strategy of those that have been most successful here.
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Video Games: Key to the Future of Healthcare?
Initial survey and results suggest that health games and virtual worlds bear the potential to be "game changers" by improving education, provoking greater engagement, and engendering positive behavior to enhance health and wellness.
While more clinical studies are still needed, preliminary results are beginning to demonstrate proof of principle. In the wake of the 2009 Games For Health conference, the five factors below, as well as key lessons outlined by the speakers, provide a perspective on what may be involved in bringing Health eGames into 2010 planning and beyond. (Note: For a summary of the two-day event, along with the associated marketing implications of games, see PharmExec blogs "The Next Frontier" and "Can Healthcare Games Change the Game of Healthcare?")
Gaming for Health
Games enjoy broad penetration—in the US, 68 percent of households play computer or video games, according to the ESA 2009 study. The worldwide game industry is increasing in popularity, and is expected to surpass $62 billion by 2012. The Health eGaming market, while still relatively small, is estimated at approximately $7 billion, driven largely by exergaming ($6.4 billion) and brain fitness ($267 million) products, according to a 2008 iConecto market study.
America faces serious health issues that need extra attention, including obesity, sedentary lifestyles, smoking and its complications, and lack of adherence to medications and recommended behavioral changes for sustainable wellness outcomes. Games can provide a fun and innovative way to reach new audiences with pertinent and targeted health messages, as revealed by a 2008 Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) summary on Health eGames.
According to the CDC, early success stories for health games suggest meaningful public health benefits in a variety of target audiences and for a number of health issues, such as increasing physical activity, combating dementia, and improving compliance in cancer patients. A few examples of health games with measureable clinical results include:
Hope Labs Re-Mission Game for teens. This video game encourages adolescent and young-adult (AYA) cancer patients to take an active role in fighting their cancer by targeting key behavioral and psychological outcomes. Players control a microscopic robot named Roxxi as she enters the bodies of cancer patients to blast away malignant cancer cells to stop them from spreading. Players must also monitor the side effects of cancer treatment, and manage various other effects of cancer and treatments. As published in Pediatrics, the first large-scale, randomized trial conducted exclusively with AYA cancer patients showed that playing Re-Mission significantly improved treatment adherence—a pervasive problem in this population— as well as indicators of cancer-related self-efficacy and knowledge in young cancer patients. The findings support current efforts to develop effective video-game interventions for education and training in health care.
Dance Dance Revolution (DDR). Developed in the arcades of Japan more than a decade ago, this exergame requires players to dance in progressively more complicated and strenuous patterns in time with music. A study by the Mayo Clinic found that children playing DDR expended significantly more physical energy than children watching television and paying traditional video games. West Virginia sponsored its own study and has taken the lead in deploying the game to schools throughout its school districts. Their 24-week study (all the children were above the 85th percentile for body mass index for their age and gender) found that the majority of children participating did not gain weight during the course of the study, and experienced improvements in aerobic capacity, blood pressure, and overall fitness level. Perhaps more significant for the children's long term health: their attitudes to exercise become more positive, and the children's self-esteem improved.
A Study of Seniors and Wii Exercise. A six-week study by the University of California San Diego and San Diego State University of 29 seniors and the Wii exercise showed a decrease in depression (a major issue for senior citizens), an overall improvement in QOL parameters (SF 36) such as mental capacity, emotional health, social aspects, pain, and no change in sleep or anxiety scores. Overall results were positive and reinforce the need for more study.
Packy & Marlon. An adventure video game for the Nintendo platform popular in the early 1990s is used as experiential learning to improve self-management among diabetic children and adolescents. Players take on the role of a character with diabetes; they manage their character's blood-glucose monitoring, insulin use, and food selections for four simulated days while the character tried to save a diabetes summer camp from marauding rats and mice. Keeping their character's blood glucose within the normal range through appropriate insulin use and food choices helps players win the game. A six-month, randomized clinical trial of outpatients at both Stanford University Medical Center and Kaiser Permanente clinic found that diabetic children and adolescents who took home the diabetes game reduced their diabetes-related, urgent-care, and emergency room visits by 77 percent compared to the control group.
Serious players are supporting the growth of health games, including health insurers such as Humana and foundations like Robert Wood Johnson. In June, Hope Labs and Virtual Heroes announced that they would create the next version of the Re-Mission Video Game for teens with cancer (the effort will be funded by the Annenberg and Lance Armstrong foundations.) Also in June, the Sesame Workshop's Joan Ganz Cooney Center co-authored an influential report: "Game Changer—Investing in Digital Play to Advance Children's Education and Health."
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Healthcare games hold huge potential for the pharmaceutical industry, by both engaging consumers and improving health and brand outcomes—all that in an interactive electronic format that will be an important part of consumers' lives for many years. Games for Health may even represent pharma's chance to leapfrog Web 2.0 straight to 3.0.
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Tulip Restaurant & Lounge is a cosy semi-open dining venue located on Jalan Petitenget in Seminyak, specialising in authentic Turkish cuisine. The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner and also serves Mediterranean selections.
Tulip's spacious main dining area is divided into two parts, with the second featuring a more open ambiance with ample lighting provided by a glass roof. A vast lotus pond filled with golden carp and tilapias is at the northern rear section, where a small shrine also serves as a unique highlight to the landscape backdrop.
The menu presents cold and hot appetizers, salads, selections from the wood-fired oven, main courses, seafood, and selections from the charcoal grill, as well as pastas and desserts.
The Turkish cold appetizers or 'mezze' are selections of typical Turkish delights with various ingredients and preparations. Tulip serves these delights in small white leaf-shaped dishes, which can be arranged to fit into one whole array when ordered as a set (perfect for samplings!).
The hot appetizers each come as a combination of deep-fried Turkish pastries, vegetables, cheese, and yoghurt, such as 'sigara bourek' or 'mucver'. These also include an ezogelin soup with red lentils, crack wheat, tomato and herbs, to mushroom or shrimp casserole.
Among the favourites at Tulip are the wood-fired Turkish pizzas with various choices of toppings. The 'lahmacun' pizza consists of minced lamb, tomatoes, pepper, onion and parsley. The 'sucuklu pide' consists of pepperoni; the 'kasarli pide' of mozzarella cheese, and the 'tavuklu pide' of chicken breast, tomatoes, pepper and parsley.
Main courses range from premium oven-cooked tenderloin called 'ulubey kebab', 'ali nazik' lamb leg sautéed with tomato and capsicum, and the 'begendi' chicken breast sautéed with tomatoes and eggplant puree and mozzarella.
Tulip's own special main course is the Tulip kebab, a five-hour slow oven-cooked lamb leg with aromatic thyme, boiled vegetables and pilaf. For dessert, Tulip's own 'supangle' is a very rich Turkish style chocolate cream mousse with coconut powder.
The culinary team at Tulip is led by Fahri Karatas who has 30 years of experience under his belt, and is happy to share the exciting varieties of Turkish cuisine through this enterprise.
The restaurant's main dining area is located far from the busy street of Petitenget, and the rear pond and garden section provides a perfect cosy retreat.
A large bar runs down the right side, with classically elegant wooden chairs and tables scattered throughout. The ambiance is pleasingly chilled out, with the soothing sounds of classic Jazz spilling out of the speakers. Tulip also features a Jazz Night every Fridays featuring the band Apoyando.
Valet parking services add to diners' convenience, and Tulip also welcomes walk-ins, however reservations are recommended. The venue is also fit for a company of friends and is good for groups. Takeaway Turkish selections are also available.
Opening Hours: Mon – Sun, 11:00 - 00:00
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Erbitux manufacture is initiated by batch culturing the producing cell line in serum-free media in 10,000-L and 12,000-L
bioreactors. Multistep chromatographic purification is undertaken following initial recovery and concentration. Downstream
processing also incorporates two specific viral inactivation and removal steps, and the final product is formulated as a sterile,
2-mg/mL-cetuximab solution, intended for administration via infusion.
Both in vitro and animal studies confirmed that Erbitux inhibits the growth and survival of tumor cells over-expressing EGFR. Clinical
trials also showed that a combination of Erbitux and irinoectan outperformed Erbitux monotherpay in terms of objective response
rate, disease control rate, and progression-free survival. Reported adverse events include severe infusion-related reactions,
pulmonary complications, dermatological toxicity, and gastrointestinal disturbances.
Avastin (bevacizumab) is a humanized monoclonal antibody produced in an engineered CHO cell line. It binds specifically to human vascular
endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Avastin brings about its therapeutic effect by inhibiting angiogenesis (the formation of
new blood vessels), a process required to support tumor growth. Binding to VEGF prevents VEGF interaction with its cell surface
receptor, a process central to the triggering of new blood vessel growth in both normal and diseased tissue.
Production-scale manufacture entails culture of the CHO producer-cell line in 12,000-L fermentors using a serum-free growth
media. Product purification is achieved via protein A affinity chromatography followed by sequential anion and cation exchange
steps. Two viral inactivation steps are also included in the downstream processing protocol. The final product is concentrated
via ultrafiltration and is formulated as a sterile solution for intravenous infusion.
Clinical trials confirmed the product's efficacy, with Avastin administration (in conjunction with the specified small molecule
chemotherapeutics) resulting in a statistically significant increase in overall survival, higher objective response rates,
and longer progression-free survival. Adverse effects that were noted included gastrointestinal perforations, hemorrhage and
arterial thromboembolism.
Raptiva (efalizumab) is a humanized monoclonal antibody produced in an engineered CHO cell line. Approval by the European Commission
was in September 2004 (and by FDA in 2003) for the treatment of adult patients with moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis
who failed to respond to or were intolerant of other specified systemic therapies. Genentech manufactures the product but
Serono markets it.
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder caused by T-lymphocyte mediated stimulation of keratinocyte hyperproliferation.
By preventing LFA-1/ICAM binding, the product inhibits several stages of this immunological disorder. Raptiva specifically
binds lymphocyte function-associated antigen 1 (LFA-1), a leukocyte cell surface protein. Binding inhibits interaction of
LFA-1 with intercellular adhesion molecules 1, 2 and 3 (ICAM-1, -2 and -3). LFA-1 is present on activated T lymphocytes, and
ICAM-1 is up-regulated on endothelial cells and keratinocytes in psoriasis plaques.
Manufacture entails initial culture of producer CHO cells in suspension, followed by multiple chromatographic purification
and viral inactivation/removal steps. The final product is presented in lyophilized form, intended for subcutaneous (SC) administration
subsequent to reconstitution in water for injections (WFI).
Clinical trials confirmed that 12 weeks of treatment with Raptiva significantly improved the severity and area of psoriatic
lesions. As an immunosuppressive agent however, the product has the potential to increase the risk of serious infections and
Levemir (insulin detemir) is a long-acting insulin analogue produced in an engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell line. The product differs from native human insulin in that the theronine residue at position 30 of the insulin B chain
(B30) has been omitted and a myristic fatty acid (a C14 saturated fatty acid) has been attached (acylated) to the amino group
of the lysine residue found at position B29. Albumin harbors three high-affinity, fatty-acid, binding sites and, as such,
Levemir binds tightly but reversibly to albumin, both at the site of injection and in the blood. This in turn ensures a constant
and prolonged release of free insulin, bestowing upon it an extended duration of action of up to 24 hours.
Associate Professor in the Industrial Biochemistry Program at the University of Limerick. He is also a member of BioPharm International's
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According to ZIMMERMANN (1980), HOHMANN, LAMES/ LETZELTER (2002) the following general possibilities can improve the game-relevant coordinative competences:
In scientific training literature there is no empirically secured system of coordination training methods yet like there is for fitness training. But following methods can be allocated to coordination training (cf. illus. 1)
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Roux - Hilton Asheville
- Address:
43 Town Square Boulevard
Asheville, NC 28803Neighborhood:
- Cuisine:
AmericanPrice: $30 and under
Roux - Hilton Asheville
- Dining Style: Casual Dining
- Website: http://www.rouxasheville.com/
- Phone: (828) 209-2715
- Hours of Operation:
Breakfast: Daily: 6:30am - 11:00am
Brunch: Saturday & Sunday: 11:00am - 2:00pm
Lunch: Monday - Friday: 11:00am - 5:00pm, Saturday & Sunday: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Dinner: Daily: 5:00pm - 10:00pm
- Payment Options: AMEX,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: American, Comfort Food
- Executive Chef: Randy Dunn
- Dress Code: Casual Dress
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Farm to Table, Full Bar, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wine
A word from Roux - Hilton Asheville
Discover Roux and you just may become addicted. Our Executive Chef Randy Dunn has created an innovative menu incorporating small plates and comfort food finished with a creative twist. Roux fuses southern comfort with modern sophistication, dishes inspired by our Chef's grandmother's kitchen then spiced with locally farmed ingredients that are all Asheville. Our menu features small plates that allow sharing as well as more traditional large plates. A diverse wine list, full service bar and select desserts created in the Roux kitchen complete your experience.Continued
At Roux you'll also enjoy the best service and an inviting atmosphere. Join us for breakfast, lunch and dinner and become mad about Roux. We are located in the Hilton Asheville Biltmore Park.
At Roux you'll also enjoy the best service and an inviting atmosphere. Join us for breakfast, lunch and dinner and become mad about Roux. We are located in the Hilton Asheville Biltmore Park.
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Roux - Hilton Asheville reviews from OpenTable diners
7 reviews since July 31, 2014
- Food4.1Service4.3
- Ambiance3.3Noise LevelModerate
fit for foodies (3)great for brunch (3)good for groups (1)neighborhood gem (1)romantic (1)Show More
- Good BreakfastFX14VIPDined on 11/23/2014Good Breakfast Buffet. Hotel atmosphere fine. Will be back sometime.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great spot for a hotel stopboobamaDined on 10/31/2014Although this is in the Hilton downstairs, this doesn't take away from the fact that this is a great spot with excellent service and food. The pork chop was amazing!Special Features:
- Pork chopOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 10/31/2014We were very surprised. No one was in the restutant tempted to leave glad we didn't.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Awesome Breakfast BarDinerVIPDined on 10/19/2014This is one of the best places to have breakfast...it's a hidden gem.Special Features:
- air freshenerOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/6/2014My asthma was triggered by, what I believe, was the floral air freshener at The Roux. The waitress seemed uninterested in helping me figure out what was bothering my breathing. Perfumes are not necessary & can be a health concern for some patrons.Special Features:
- The following 40 reviews are from the Roux - Hilton Asheville reviews archive.
- good food but noisyeatingLoudDined on 6/8/2014We stopped for a Sunday breakfast and found the food to be quite excellent however the ambiance was closer to eating at an airport restaurant then it was eating at a fine dining restaurant.Special Features:
- It was okMickDined on 4/20/2014Food was good but nothing spectacular. Need to hire a pastry chef there were no dessert offerings. Service was excellent and the staff was very friendly.Special Features:
- OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 4/20/2014was ok for last minute reservation.... just an extended breakfast at the hilton... would have like more choices for lunch part of brunchSpecial Features:
- Disappointing1travelingdinerDined on 4/20/2014The Easter brunch was very disappointing. Not a lot of choices for people with gluten allergies. The salmon was bland. It was overall not a good experience.
- Good Food and AmbiencejohanDined on 12/31/2013The food was very good and reasonably priced. It was a nice quiet resturant with decent service and wine list.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great brunch, dinner just OKdelischsearcher1Dined on 12/30/2013Dec. 2013, dinner at Roux was a disappointment. First, poor timing: Shortly after the delivery of our cheese board and wine, the soup was delivered, abruptly ending what we intended to be the leisurely enjoyment of our appetizer and wine. Then came the entrees soon after the finish of our soups, with the half-full cheese board still sitting there, taking up space on the table and waiting for us to finish it, which we never did. Second, entree quality/presentation: The filet ordered medium was tender, but was medium-well and was placed on not-firm mashed potatoes. so pressing on the steak to cut it oozed the potatoes out sideways and made the steak slide. Not pretty. Grilled asparagus stalks were too thick. Salmon was cooked as requested..Special Features:
- Awful Experience for a HiltonJaxroseDined on 12/25/2013We had Christmas dinner here because of a problem with our prior reservation. There were 4 options available in Open Table. We have dined in Hilton restaurants before and were always pleased. This looked like a Morrisons Cafeteria. No ambience at all. A lot of people were in sweatshirts and jeans which was mood altering for us. They only had a buffet which we generally do not do, but had little control. The list of food was nice so we dug in. The chicken Marsala was dry and had little to no sauce. The green (spinach??) fettucini was tasteless.The mixed veggies were cold. The bread was hard. The chocolate peanut butter dessert was awful. The only thing good was the Cesar salad. This was a total disappointment for Christmas dinner.
- Great Service and FIne FoodmwmillsDined on 12/20/2013Nice find. Ginger our server was terrific, friendly and helpful. My husband had the ahi tuna burger, cooked perfectly and delicious. I had the crab cakes. Crab cakes are always a risk when not near the coast but these were great. Very little breading and served over a corn and sweet potato mix.Special Features:
- This is a hotel restaurantOpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 12/14/2013This is a hotel restaurant (in the Hilton at Biltmore Park), and for that reason I was skeptical. Was I ever surprised! The food was outstanding, and the service was great. I'll definitely go back.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Enjoyable Thanksgiving BuffetbbbbDined on 11/28/2013Visiting family in the area, we chose Roux for Thanksgiving dinner because of its buffet menu and reasonable fixed price. We were not disappointed. Staff were attentive, friendly, and responsive. The dining area is in the front lobby of the hotel and is not sectioned off to define it as a separate space, which seemed a bit odd at first. However, we soon adapted and felt ok in the space. The menu offered many choices, with local and regional touches, some unique. All dishes were very tasty, and several drew us back for seconds, though some in our party thought the food was overly salty. Desserts were a minor disappointment. However, the courses that preceded dessert far outshone the relative ordinariness of the finale. It was a good meal.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- I was a bit mislead by a reviewOpenTable Diner Since 2009VIPDined on 10/26/2013I was a bit mislead by a review in Blue Ridge magazine. Long drive from Asheville. Food was average, but restaurant was in an open lobby of the Hotel. There were only two other people dining ( Saturday night ). Had three different servers, because they kept leaving " to deliver Room Service ". Passed up several great Asheville restaurants to eat at a location that could have been in an airport. Probably my fault for not doing more research.
- Items we wanted we're notOpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 10/19/2013Items we wanted we're not available - they "ran out last night" -we were advised of this only after ordering wine.We did not stay, went across the street to another restaurant.
- Good food and decent value.zzzzzzzzzzzzzzDined on 10/8/2013Good food and decent value. The menu is quite limited though and lacking in imagination - probably because hotel guests might just want plain food cheap. The room was nearly empty and the waiter preoccupied with something. It's a good neighborhood spot, but don't go out of your way.I would recommend this to a friend.
- A GemBandJDined on 9/12/2013We dined at Roux for the first time Thursday evening. From beginning to end it was a wonderful dining experience. Very good food, atmosphere and service. I hope more locals will consider Roux as a dining destination.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Special experiencetravelerDined on 7/29/2013We were there on a Monday evening so we actually had the place to ourselves and felt very special with the very attentive, pleasant service. The food was well prepared and seasoned just right - not adventurous, but attractive and tasty. The dining room was sophisticated yet comfortable.Our server was outstanding.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great BrunchFoodieDined on 6/23/2013I enjoy dining at the Roux because of the small, quiet setting. The omelet was delicious, and the service was impeccable. I am looking forward to trying a dinner meal there! I enjoyed lunch there several months ago!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Birthday dinnerGemini7birthdayDined on 6/7/2013We were hesitant to make reservations in a hotel restaurant. However, the Hilton restaurant Roux was an excellent choice. I enjoyed a quiet birthday dinner with the special one in my life. Loved the vegetarian option bbq tofu. The food and service will certainly make us return.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Inexpensive and basic hotellisaDined on 6/2/2013Inexpensive and basic hotel breakfast, nothing extraordinary
- Extremely quiet because weOpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 5/18/2013Extremely quiet because we had to have an early dinner and there was no one else in the restaurant. By the time we left there was only one other table. Food was "okay". A little pricey for what it is, but it's a hotel restaurant and a Hilton. Should have expected that. With so many other choices in Biltmore Park I would suggest going out the door to one of the more vibrant restaurant scene instead of opting to stay in the hotel. Our friends had just arrived in Asheville and staying at the hotel and they wanted a quiet night so that is what they got. Service is excellent as we were the only people in the restaurant. The bread that was complimentary was delicious.
- Dinner at RouxBob24Dined on 5/11/2013We were extremely happy with the dinner offerings at this moderately priced restaurant. They were accompanied by some interesting cocktail choices. It's location off a hotel lobby and near the hotel bar which was quite noisy the night we were there pretty much limits the ambience opportunities. We would definitely consider returning.Special Features:
- Great food but bad serviceOpenTable Diner Since 2013Dined on 3/31/2013Overall the experience was good but there seemed to be some confusion about how to offer service to a large table of Easter brunch goers paying $25 each. Our drink order was taken but never delivered. Water glasses were on the table but never filled. When we finally did get our drinks we asked for cream for coffee and was told it was on a table near us. Not what I expect for that price. We were mixed in the lobby of the hotel, which felt inappropriate for the price and the occasion. It also seemed liked the server hadn't been trained on how to work this particular event. But despite the awkward and forgetful service the food was very good. We probably won't book there again, however, because I like a little more attention for brunch.Special Features:
- We have enjoyed this restaurantRachelVIPDined on 3/30/2013We have enjoyed this restaurant a number of times and always find the food and service to be excellent.Special Features:
- Food was good but not excellent.bomaizyVIPDined on 3/30/2013Food was good but not excellent. Waiter was very nice and personable. I would try them again for another chance.
- My wife and I had our anniversaryOpenTable Diner Since 2013Dined on 3/9/2013My wife and I had our anniversary dinner at the Roux. I had the salmon and it was great. My wife got the 6 oz. Filet and loved it. We look forward to the next time
- Very good food, price is notOpenTable Diner Since 2008Dined on 2/26/2013Very good food, price is not bad. Nice atmosphere, had a harp player there while dining. Very relaxingSpecial Features:
- Love Roux! One of my top 3OpenTable Diner Since 2013Dined on 2/24/2013Love Roux! One of my top 3 favourite brunch places in Asheville!Special Features:
- We went to check out SundayBevLocalDined on 2/24/2013We went to check out Sunday Brunch and had to ask for the Brunch menu after being seated - we received the Breakfast menu even though we had reservations. Our server brought water and coffee but didn't pour or make sure everyone at the table had some. She was chatty but not particularly effective. The food was generally adequate for brunch, although the muffins in the benedicts were almost impossible to cut through and the portabello mushrooms were charred.
- Enjoyed everything about ourOpenTable Diner Since 2013Dined on 2/14/2013Enjoyed everything about our experience at Roux...food was delicious (loved that the cheese on our appetizer was locally sourced), service was excellent and friendly and the atmosphere was elegant. Wonderful place for a special occasion.Special Features:
- Accomodated elderly dinerOpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 2/14/2013Accomodated elderly diner with grace. Very professional, great food, also a great biz lunch venue.Special Features:
- Love, love, love your brunches!OpenTable Diner Since 2013Dined on 2/5/2013Love, love, love your brunches! I always recommend Roux for brunch and have all my South Aville lunch meetings at your restaurant.Special Features:
- Roux is part of the open lobby/bar/BobSVIPDined on 1/17/2013Roux is part of the open lobby/bar/entrance in this Hilton. Our hostess, Jennifer, doubled as our waitress. From the time we entered until we left she was very attentive, pleasant, and into her customers. Mushroom soup is usually tasteless, but my wife said the mushroom soup here was the best anywhere, and we've been almost everywhere. Biltmore Square has another winner.Special Features:
- Food was excellent. ServiceOpenTable Diner Since 2010Dined on 12/30/2012Food was excellent. Service leaved much to be desired!! Server did minimum and forgot things.Special Features:
- The Christmas Day buffet wasOpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 12/25/2012The Christmas Day buffet was very good but not so great for vegetarians.
- ThankgivingOpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 11/22/2012Thanksgiving dinner. Would not suggest this location for Thanksgiving dinner. The meal was in a buffet format. For being such a recommended spot and the price tag being $30 per person the food quality was not there. Food that should have been warm (Turkey, Ham, Stuffing, potatoes, gravy, and Bisque)were all served cool to cold. This meant if you were a white meat lover you have cold and dry meat. Dessert was limited to 3 items (pecan pie, pumkin pie, and bread pudding).Special Features:
- Thanksgiving in AshevilleGreatSteakDined on 11/22/2012My wife and I spent the Thanksgiving weekend in Asheville. We visited the Biltmore House on Wednesday evening and spent Thanksgiving day walking around the city. The Roux is a lobby restaurant at the Asheville Hilton. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving spread with very good variations on traditional dishes. The food was excellent, service was good and atmosphere was a little noisy, but what we expected. All in all is was a great holiday weekend.Special Features:


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MADRE News
"Honor Crimes"
Posted on: Monday, March 20, 2006
Keywords: Women's Health, Combating Violence Against Women, Iraq, Middle East
A MADRE Position Paper
Human rights abuses committed against women—most often by male relatives—in the name of "family honor" are called "honor crimes." They include battery, torture, mutilation, rape, forced marriage, imprisonment within the home, and even murder. These crimes are intended to "protect the family honor" by preventing and punishing women's violations of community norms for behavior, particularly sexual behavior. Women who have been abducted, arrested, or raped are often blamed for shaming their families and may also be targeted for "honor killing." The underlying purpose of "honor crimes" is to maintain men's power in families and communities by denying women basic—and internationally recognized—rights to make autonomous decisions about issues such as marriage, divorce, and whether and with whom to have sex.
"Honor crimes" are sometimes assumed to be sanctioned by Islam since they occur most commonly in the Middle East. But while perpetrators of "honor crimes" often cite religious justification for their acts, these crimes are not rooted in any religious text. "Honor crimes" originated in customary law that pre-dates Islam and Christianity. They span communities, religions, and countries, including Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Ecuador, Egypt, Guatemala, India, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Syria, Turkey, and Venezuela.
In some countries, "honor crimes" passed from customary law into formal legal systems and penal codes enacted by European colonialists. "Honor crimes" are often treated like so-called "crimes of passion" in Western jurisprudence in that sentencing is based not on the crime, but on the feelings of the perpetrator. For example, in 1999, a Texas judge sentenced a man to four months in prison for murdering his wife and wounding her lover in front of their 10-year-old child.1 As in an "honor killing," adultery was viewed as a mitigating factor in the case. But while individualistic societies such as the US tend to locate honor in the individual, communities that condone "honor killings" locate honor in the family, tribe, or clan. "Honor killings" are therefore often carried out with public support—sometimes even by those who are grief-stricken by the woman's death.
Like "crime of passion" the term "honor killing" communicates the perspective of the perpetrator, and thereby carries an implicit justification. Some women's rights advocates therefore prefer the terms "femicide," "shame killings," or "so-called honor killings."
"Honor crimes" are a recognized form of violence against women in international human rights law2, violating women's rights to life and security of the person; freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment; and the right to equality before the law and equal protection of the law. "Honor crimes" also violate rights guaranteed to women by the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), such as the right to freely choose one's spouse and the right to equality in marriage. CEDAW's General Recommendation Number 19 defines gender-based violence as a form of discrimination against women and makes explicit reference to "honor crimes." CEDAW obligates States to protect women from gender-based violence, including violence committed by family members and to prevent, investigate, and punish acts of violence against women. The Convention also requires States to disqualify "honor" as a legal defense for acts of violence against women. The UN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women echoes these obligations and states that, "States should condemn violence against women and should not invoke any custom, tradition or religious consideration to avoid their obligations with respect to its elimination" (Article 4).
But while international law calls on States to protect women, states themselves are often complicit in "honor crimes." For example, Iraqi law does not recognize "honor killing" as murder. Instead, it offers vastly reduced sentences for the rape, mutilation, and killing of women on the grounds of "honor." Moreover, in many communities, local or tribal leaders who condone "honor crimes," rather than government, are the true authorities. For example, in Pakistan, "honor killing" has been declared illegal thanks to women's advocacy efforts, but the law is rarely enforced.
"Honor crimes" are often described as an ancient and unchanging facet of "culture." Like all human behavior, "honor crimes" do have a cultural dimension, but like culture itself, "honor crimes" are shaped by social factors such as poverty and migration, government policies, and institutional discourses that change—and can be changed—in ways that can either help combat or promote "honor crimes."
Consider Iraq, where US actions have caused a sharp rise in "honor crimes." The US destroyed the Iraqi state, leaving people more reliant on conservative tribal authorities to settle disputes and mete out "justice," including "honor killings." The occupation has empowered extreme social conservatives, who exploited both the power vacuum created by the invasion and a climate of rising poverty, violence, and insecurity to impose a reactionary social agenda, including support for "honor crimes." Although the US is obligated as the occupying power to protect Iraqis' human rights, including the prevention and prosecution of "honor crimes," it has not done so. In fact, the US appointed reactionary leaders who condone "honor crimes" to the Iraqi Governing Council in 2003. Meanwhile, the US has refused to protect or support progressive Iraqi political currents working to combat "honor crimes" (such as MADRE's partner, the Organization for Women's Freedom in Iraq) because these women also oppose US occupation.
Since the US bombing of Afghanistan in 2001, the Bush Administration has resurrected the hackneyed colonial notion that Western intervention is intended to "save" Muslim women from their oppressive societies. Few Muslim women believe this (the line is really intended for people in the US). Women in Muslim countries know that their work against "honor crimes"—and for women's rights generally—has always been undermined by European colonialism and, more recently, by US intervention. That's because foreign rulers prefer to see conservative, repressive local leaders for whom "honor crimes" are a facet of the status quo that maintains their power. These people have proven to be reliable junior partners in the project of controlling colonized and occupied peoples.
The fact that the US has used women's rights as a rallying point for its wars is sometimes used to fuel the claim that women's rights is "foreign" to the Middle East and a tool of Western domination. We hear that claim from conservatives in Muslim countries who oppose women's rights. We also hear it from some in the US who worry that advocating Middle Eastern women's rights imposes "American values" on those countries. But that view ignores more than a century of Arab women's political struggle, organizing, jurisprudence, and scholarship aimed at securing rights within their societies.
The assumption that women's rights is a "Western" concern is not only historically untrue, it's also overblown. After all, the intellectual foundations of civilization—writing, mathematics, and science—are "Eastern." Are these pursuits therefore "foreign" and inappropriate in the West? Human rights, feminism, literature, and science are all aspects of our common human heritage. We should be suspicious whenever one is said to "belong"—or not belong—to a given people, especially when that designation is used to maintain abusive power structures and deny people rights.
At the same time, we need to recognize that in the US, any discussion of "honor crimes" occurs in a climate of extreme hostility towards Muslim countries; often these discussions are little more than racist diatribes. That's why strategies against "honor crimes" need to also combat anti-Arab racism and recognize the ways that sexism and racism have been conscripted into the US "war on terror." Perhaps most importantly, combating "honor crimes" requires listening to and supporting the leadership of women in Muslim countries—women who are struggling for rights within their countries and for their countries' right to freedom from US intervention.
End Notes
- www.atsnn.com/story/110018.html
- "The Status of Women in Iraq: An Assessment of Iraq's De Jure and De Facto Compliance with International Legal Standards," American Bar Association Iraq Legal Development Project, July 2005, p. 32.
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In a city where bikes outnumber cars and even people, more than 900 scientists dodged bicycles as they picked their way to the conference center for the 2013 EMBO meeting in Amsterdam. Kai Simons, Director Emeritus and Research Group Leader of the Max Planck Institute-CBG in Dresden, opened the meeting last Saturday, September 21. His talk that extended his pioneering research on lipid rafts in eukaryotic cell membranes toward bacteria with a new class of proteins called hopanoids that stand in for sterols on bacterial "liquid-ordered" membranes. Membranes were the hot topic for later lectures by Tony Hyman, also from the MPI in Dresden, and Michael K. Rosen of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Recent work described by both speakers suggests that cell membrane biology could be entering a new phase.
From outside the cell membrane, Christopher McKay of NASA took EMBO attendees to outer space with a Sunday night lecture that held them visibly enthralled as he described his research on finding life on other planets, most recently with Mars Curiosity. McKay explained that while his NASA team looks for life on other planets, they are also working with Google to put Arabidopsis on the moon to see if it will grow.
The day sessions at EMBO were jam-packed with the latest in cell and molecular biology research including polarity, development, membrane trafficking, imaging, gene editing, cytoskeleton, and more.
Science careers were also on the program as ASCB Executive Director Stefano Bertuzzi challenged the grad students and research fellows
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EMBO was also about networking. Malgorzata Garstka, postdoctoral researcher at the Netherlands Cancer Institute, demonstrated the potential. As an Amsterdammer, Garstka led a walking tour of her hometown for meeting attendees, which allowed her to connect with nearly 30 of the visiting scientists while taking them on a two-hour trek through seven neighborhoods. Along with hoards of bikes, Amsterdam seems to feature an Indonesian restaurant and a daycare center on every other corner.
On the sidewalk outside the conference center (and outside the busy bike lane), EMBO attendees feasted on mayonnaise-covered French fries and frosty Heinekens from food carts. Thus fortified, the attendees rushed off to mix art and science as they headed along the canals to grab a quick look at Amsterdam's justly renowned art museums.


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Reading Power is School-Force's second-biggest annual fundraiser (after Annual Giving), and is the perfect opportunity to get family, neighbors, and friends involved in our children's education! Besides raising needed funds for School-Force, Reading Power promotes a love of reading. Last year in 2011, Belmont-Redwood Shores students read over 1,500,000 minutes during the two-week event and raised a record $217,000 for the School-Force Education Foundation. What an amazing accomplishment!
|Thanks to the donations from extended family, friends, and neighbors, each of the district's elementary schools have helped save classroom teachers' jobs and other positions such as reading and science specialists and the upper-grade music instructors. The kids have a great time while raising money. Hitting a reading milestone earns a student a dragon scale to place on a display at their school and to enter into random drawings for small but much-sought-after prizes. Hundreds of children read their way into the "Thousand Minute Club." The Club is a great motivator, earning children a special certificate and an appearance in the annual club photo. This year many schools will have kick off pajama reading nights and for the first year, Ralston Middle School will be joining the elementary schools in the district for the Read-a-Thon!TO MAKE AN ONLINE DONATION FOR READING POWER, go to the School-Force donation page. NOTE: Under donation amount, indicate 'Reading Power' in the drop down menu and PLEASE INDICATE THE FIRST AND LAST NAME OF THE STUDENT AND THE SCHOOL THEY ATTEND (if known) IN THE QUESTION/COMMENTS SECTION OF THE DONATION PAGE. For questions, contact email@example.com.
Although parents may want to support their children's reading efforts, School-Force, while welcoming all donations, encourages parents to make their primary donation ($1,200 per child) to the main Annual Giving Campaign. For any questions you might have, take a look at our Reading Power FAQ sheet.
The Annual Reading Power Read-a-thon couldn't happen without the many volunteers who organize, tally minutes, pass out prizes, plan parties, count donations and enter it all into the database. And MANY thanks to our business sponsors who have provided not only cash donations but coupons and gift certificates. Our sponsors include Jacklyn Kurth Orthodontics, Matheson Martial Arts, Milkshake Werks, Mistral Restaurant and Bar, and Pump It Up. Don't delay… get your nose in a book today!


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Sun's McNealy Advises Obama Administration on Open Source
Sun cofounder Scott NcNealy has submitted a paper to the new U.S. administration about the cost savings and security benefits of Open Source software.
According to BBC News, the Obama administration has asked Sun chairman McNealy for a position statement justifying the administration's use of open source software. The BBC wasn't clear on who specifically asked him, but McNealy's spokesperson, on a query by the Linux community, acknowledged that McNealy had been meeting over the last year with members of the administration's new technology initiative, which apparently led to this request.
The former head of Sun advised the administration not to get "locked in" to a specific software vendor or company. He suggested that "the government ought to mandate open source products based on open source reference implementations to improve security, get higher quality software, lower costs, higher reliability."
Part of the reason for the government's request for proposal could be Obama's urgency to go "line by line" through the budget to cut unnecessary spending. And Obama had already promised during his campaign that he will insist on an open and transparent government. The administration's Technology Agenda says that it intends to "open up government to its citizens," and that with cutting-edge technologies.
McNealy's statements have clear support from the Open Source Initiative (OSI). According to OSI president (and Red Hat VP) Michael Tiemann, "It's an accident of history that proprietary standards became so entrenched so early and it's been a colossal expense for government." He estimates that the global loss due to proprietary software is "in excess of $1 trillion a year." Research firm Gartner Group tempers this slightly with analyst Mark Driver's assessment, "Do not expect to automatically save money with open source software, or OSS, or any technology without effective financial management."
Whether McNealy's appeal will have an immediate effect on the administration's technology decisions is yet to be seen. In any case, the White House Briefing Room has shown its best intentions by instituting a citizen blog with a mission: Communication, Transparency, Participation.
Open Source Policy Recommendation for HealthcareWe fully support Mr. McNealy's efforts in the promotion of open source technologies and hope there is a way for us to have our policy recommendation (see below) forwarded to Mr. McNealy's team for consideration.
In the paper we presented at the 5th Annual eHealth Initiative Conference in Washington in Dec. 2008, we examine ways to accelerate the adoption of electronic medical records (EMRs) through the building of regional health information networks (RHINs) using open source technologies. We look at the historical adoption of the World Wide Web and its associated 'network effects' that promoted the exponential growth of the Internet. We extrapolate the potential acceleration of the adoption of EMRs through an examination of Metcalfe's Law. We point to research that demonstrates that the use of open source solutions will increase the adoption of regional health organization (RHIOs) by 20% by 2014 -- effectively increasing the capacity of RHIO coverage from 48% to 60% of the country – supporting a policy recommendation.
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American Electric Vehicles (AEV) – a Colorado-based company co-founded by Dr. Dan Rivers – is developing an 18-passenger electric shuttle bus with the intention of eventually selling it in the U.S., China and India. Rivers, who co-founded the lithium-ion battery company Compact Power Inc., announced that the 21-foot eShuttle prototype has concluded efficiency testing in China and claims that the bus' 88.5 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery pack provides 83 miles of range. That is, without the A/C unit pumping.
AEV is prepping for production of the eShuttle and hopes that the first one will roll off the line by the end of June. The company intends to install a larger battery pack in the production version and will switch to a more advanced electric motor before launching the shuttle. When Green Car Congress prodded Rivers about AEV's choice to focus on electrified shuttles, he responded:
AEV hopes to produce 50 eShuttles in 2011 and approximately 300 in 2012. The company will release pricing information and detailed specs at a later date.We looked at all the opportunities, and which part of the market is ready for EVs today. We zeroed in on electric shuttles for the fleet market for two main reasons. First, predictable routes. Second, lots of driving, intensive use. Predictability and intensity.
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