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[code]TE 2012 PRESENTS
Release: AI Roboform Enterprise v184.108.40.206 (c) 2012 Siber Systems
Date: 02/19/2012
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A client-based alternative to Single Sign-On (SSO), RoboForm
Enterprise delivers fast, simplified password management, solving
the growing password inflation problem for your organization at a
fraction of the cost of traditional SSO.
Increased Employee Productivity & Satisfaction with a Single,
Secure Login to All Applications
Automatically logs employees into their myriad applications.
Immediate Results with Fast, Easy Roll-out, No Integration or
Infrastructure Changes Required
Requires no changes to user profiles or application
infrastructure and can be deployed in minutes!
Instant IT Savings, Reducing the Burden on IT Staff
Reduces password resets so your IT and help desk staff can
focus on more critical tasks.
Cost-Effective with Rapid ROI
Saves your organization money with a low price point and
instant IT help desk savings.
Latest Release - RoboForm Enterprise Version 7 adds three
exciting features, making RoboForm Enterprise even more powerful,
simpler to use, and easier to implement.
Enhanced non-web logins to support most Win32 based
applications making RoboForm enterprise the ideal solution for
both web and non-web-based applications.
Integration with Windows Logon. RoboForm Enterprise now
integrates with your existing Windows logon, effectively
enabling employee password management without any additional
passwords to remember.
New biometric option can replace the master password with
fingerprint authentication.
Out-of-the-box password management features that your employees
will actually use and appreciate
RoboForm Enterprise comes with these out-of-the box features and
requires no extensive setup or implementation. Your organization
can start using and benefiting from these features right away!
Intuitive User Interface that Automatically ?Learns? and
?Remembers? Passwords
There is only one password to remember. All of your employees?
passwords are protected using a ?Master Password?. So they
remember one Master Password, and RoboForm Enterprise remembers
the rest.
When a user enters a new password, RoboForm Enterprise simply
prompts to save and store this new password for the employee
and subsequently logs them in automatically.
Originally built for consumers and used by millions of users
worldwide, the software is extremely user friendly and designed
to simplify password management to meet the needs of the most
novice user. Users can be up and running quickly with little to
no training required.
Powerful Password Protection
Stores employee passwords in encrypted ?Passcards? using
industry-standard AES encryption with a single, Master Password
as a key.
Master Password protected on the client and known only to
employee, keeping it confidential and secured from outsiders.
Offers a ?dual master password? capability that allows managers
or IT staff to share credentials for accessing applications
with other employees, without sharing the actual
Offers a secure password generator to help you increase
password security, allowing you to create and enforce more
complex passwords enterprise-wide. Automatically generates
secure, randomized passwords without burdening employees.
Flexible, Enterprise-Wide Implementation and Administration
Automates installation for fast, non-disruptive, mass rollout
across the enterprise.
Allows for offline RoboForm Enterprise activation.
Is compatible with most automated software install programs,
making it as easy to install on 1,000 computers as it is on
Using centralized policy editor, allows you to easily customize
user access to every option and feature available in RoboForm
Enterprise, by showing/hiding functionality.
Easy and Seamless Integration
Requires no up-front integration effort or no team of
consultants to plan, integrate, or make changes to your
existing application infrastructure, saving significant time
and development costs (that would be required of traditional
SSO solutions).
Eliminates the need for your implementation staff to collect
and store user credentials, determine login resources or
enforce password standards enterprise-wide since RoboForm
Enterprise does this automatically.
Continues to work as systems evolve automatically, with no
additional integration work or infrastructure changes required.
Relies on existing mechanisms, i.e., securely stores and
?remembers? usernames and passwords, thus, eliminating the need
to change user profiles or applications.
Supports virtually all the business applications your employees
need to access including legacy systems.
Supports integration into multiple environments. Any user,
employee, partner, or other stakeholder can benefit whether
they use 3rd party applications and systems.
Once configured, allows for secure remote access, on and
off-network for mobile employees.
Conforms to Strict Company Password Standards, Policies and Other
Authentication Methods
RoboForm Enterprise helps you to ensure stronger password
management practices and policies without increasing IT costs.
Supports your company?s particular standards for strong
passwords, biometric authentication, fingerprint
authentication, application access and deny lists, etc.
By using the convenient, centralized Policy Editor, lets you
quickly customize and enforce enterprise policies for password
requirements including password length and complexity, password
re-sets/expiration, white-listed or black-listed Web sites,
etc. The Policy Editor is so easy to use, you can customize
every feature in RoboForm Enterprise in less than 30 minutes!
Highly Robust and Scalable Solution
Scales up to support many thousands of users. Because it was
originally designed as a consumer-based product back in 1999,
RoboForm Enterprise has been effectively field-tested by
millions of users with tens of millions of usernames and
Secure, Distributed Architecture with No Single Point of Attack
Is installed on individual clients, which makes the application
highly available. As long as the client is working and
applications to which the user needs to login are available,
the software is operational.
Encrypts and stores each employees? Passcards on individual
clients, ensuring that no ?keys to the kingdom? are available
for phishers, keyloggers or hackers to compromise an
enterprise?s password storehouse.
Advanced Identity Theft and Fraud Protection
Fights ?Phishing? by linking sensitive login information only
to the correct URL. RoboForm Enterprise will only recognize
valid URLs that are associated with login information. A fake
site would not be recognized and therefore login information
would not be provided automatically.
Defeats Keyloggers. RoboForm Enterprise does not require using
a keyboard to type passwords. RoboForm Enterprise offers the
option of a Virtual Keyboard to "type" the Master Password; and
keyloggers cannot detect it. The Virtual Keyboard is an image
of a keyboard on the screen in which users click the images of
the keyboard buttons. Since there are no keystrokes, there's
nothing for the keylogger to detect or transmit.
A portable version, RoboForm2Go, is available to run from a USB
Flash Drive. This version allows your employees to securely
take their passwords, contacts and bookmarks with them.
Ensures that employees access Web site applications securely,
even from unsecured public computers.
Delivering Fast, Simplified, and Cost-Effective Password
RoboForm Enterprise is a full-featured, out-of-the-box password
management solution that provides a secure, easy and
cost-effective way to manage all of your employees? numerous
passwords. It reduces their numerous logins to one master
password, making your employees more productive while saving
significant time and IT costs for your organization.
Increased Employee Productivity & Satisfaction with a Single,
Secure Login to All Applications
Reduces the time-consuming login process and automatically logs
users into the business applications they use every day. Your
employees remember one password, RoboForm Enterprise remembers
the rest.
Eliminates employee distraction and frustration caused by
forgotten passwords, allowing employees to focus on their jobs.
Eliminates the risks of unsafe employee habits like writing
down passwords, storing them in unprotected files, using the
same password, or openly sharing passwords with others.
Makes password management easy and meets the needs of the most
novice user. Users can be up and running quickly with little
to no training required.
Instant IT Savings, Reducing the Burden on Helpdesk Staff
The self-service nature of RoboForm Enterprise, translates
directly into instant relief for your IT or helpdesk staff
since they are no longer disrupted by employees? numerous
password re-set requests.
Enables you to enforce strong password policies that your
employees will actually follow. Your company can take advantage
of stronger password management practices, while staying
focused on more critical enterprise IT projects.
Cost-Effective with Rapid ROI
Is licensed per user at a reasonable price point at a fraction
of the cost of traditional SSO solutions, with volume discounts
Helps you realize significant savings and immediate ROI with
more productive employees and with significant IT cost
reduction by eliminating help desk calls to reset passwords. In
many cases, this factor alone helps you quickly recover the
low-cost, up-front investment in purchasing the software.
Most companies experience a positive ROI in less than three
months just from help desk savings!
Immediate Results with Fast and Easy Roll Out, No Integration or
Infrastructure Changes
Offers a simplified implementation process so that the software
can be up and running in minutes.
Administrators have the flexibility to mass rollout as well as
quickly customize and control password settings as needed.
Does not require you to hire a team of consultants to plan and
implement, nor integrate or make changes to your application
How It Works:
The trouble with strict password policies is that employees won't
follow them. RoboForm Enterprise is easy to deploy and makes it
easy for your employees to keep data secure.
For The Company
You Download
Download our trial immediately. No intrusive sales process
You Customize
Using our Policy Editor, we help you customize Roboform to your
exact specifications
You Deploy
You Deploy RoboForm Enterprise to all your employess at once
Fifteen Minutes to Customize RoboForm Enterprise
If you already have a strict password policy, it's easy to
implement it in RoboForm Enterprise. If not, the software comes
pre-loaded with strong password management settings.
For example, you can quickly and easily adjust the length and
characteristics of the Master Password, or specify how often to
change the Master Password. Using the RoboForm Enterprise Policy
Editor, you can also customize many other settings.
Adjusting RoboForm's settings takes less than 15 minutes. In
fact, you could adjust practically every feature of RoboForm
Enterprise in less than a half an hour. This is an easy and
pain-free process that does not require a huge integration effort
like most other Enterprise products.
For The Employee
Easy To Use
User Logs into Websites as normal
RoboForm automatically remembers and securely stores usernames
and passwords
Simply click on the RoboForm Logins buton and RoboForm logs
users into websites automatically
Enforce Strong Password Policies Your Employees Will Follow
With RoboForm Enterprise you can finally implement strong
password management policies for your employees without
increasing your IT costs and without burdening your employees.
If your employees can memorize one strong password, RoboForm
Enterprise does the rest. No more frantic Help Desk calls. No
more passwords on yellow sticky notes. No more time wasted on
"password reminders."
Best of all, your employees become much more productive, logging
into protected sites with one click.
Whats New?
Version 7.7.2
* Fix some asserts and crashes found in the relese 7.7.1.
* All ver 7.7.1 users must upgrade to ver 7.7.2.
Version 7.7.1
* Installer: elevate Standard (Limited) user.
* Installer: fix 'All Users' flag ignored, if installed from
Standard user.
* Installer: Fix does not close IE download manager when RF was
* Reduce number of frameset dispatcher messages, to speed browsing
with RF installed.
* Matching Passcards list: minimize number of rebuilds for this list.
* New reference counting system, to prevent crashes.
* Firefox, Chrome, Opera: speed up form filling and browsing.
* Firefox, Chrome, Opera: fix form filling issues found by users.
* Firefox: fix RF toolbar ignores the "Show Logins and Bookmarks
together" setting.
* Firefox: show number of highlighted words next to the highlighter
button in RF toolbar.
* Firefox: show Hide Toolbar command in the RoboForm menu of RF
toolbar in Firefox.
* Firefox: fix copyright string in RF plugin DLL.
* Firefox: fix showing popup box on entering MP from passscard opened
from RF search box.
* Firefox: fix Hide Toolbar command does not work.
* Firefox: fix floating toolbar is shown automatically in browser
full screen mode.
* Firefox: set max supported Firefox version to 12.0.
* Fix Firefox addon is installed even if it was unchecked in Browser
Integration setup page.
* Firefox: fix RF AutoSave bar and AutoFill window overlap Firefox
bookmarks panel.
* Firefox: fix RF installer can not work with Firefox profile named
with non-latin chars.
* Opera: fix in some Opera installations RF can not install addon
into Opera in limited account.
* Firefox, Chrome, Opera: improve detection of alternative browsers
based on these.
* Firefox: fix crashes caused by reentrancy.
* Search Box: Fix search options list is updated on each key press,
too often.
* Search: replace MSN Search with Bing Search.
* Print List: new Print List formatting.
* Intergrate new Sync algorithm from GoodSync ver 9.0.7.
* New code sign certificate from Comodo.
For a full listing of AI Roboform Enterprise's capabilities visit:
TE Release Filename: tear772x.zip
Install AiRoboForm-Enterprise.exe. After installation make
sure all Internet Explorer and/or other browsers and explorer
windows are closed or else the file(s) will not copy over
properly (as well as the Roboform Taskbar Icon). Reboot into
safe mode if you still have problems. Copy roboform.dll and
roboform-x64.dll (x64 dll is only needed for IE 64bit!) into AI
Roboform's installed folder, making sure to overwrite the
existing files. AI Roboform is now in the full PRO version with
Enterprise features.
Included is the Enterprise policies tool with this release so you
don't need to request it from the homepage. Its located in the
PolicyEditor folder.
Feel free to use the online sync feature, it does work fine when
you run the setup. Also make sure to set it up later or a
taskbar notification will let you know once. This is also known
as RoboForm Everywhere which is fully functional in this release.
In IE 64bit it may show as Desktop ONLY in the about window, but
if you have chosen Everywhere syncing is still performed
(hopefully fixed in an update). Its suggested to use a different
RoboForm Everywhere password than your master password. This way
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To the discerning visitor of impressive mansions and stately homes, an ordinary-looking country cottage with a tiny garden may seem a little obscure to include in a list of 'notable houses'. Notwithstanding the fact that it is indeed an amalgamation of four cottages, located on the outskirts of the university City of Cambridge, it is the 'inside story' here which provides the fascination for this unique enterprise centred around contemporary art.
From the early age of 15, Harold Stanley ('Jim') Ede was besotted with paintings, and studied at Newlyn Art School and the Slade in London. He later became a curator at the Tate Gallery, where he formed many important connections with the art world, but preferred to write about other artists' work rather than continue with his own. It was during this time, under the guidance of Ben and Winifred Nicholson, that he learned a great deal about the role of art in the context of everyday life. His own knowledge of modern art expanded with the help of Kit Wood, David Jones, Alfred Wallis and many others, as did his collection of various works.
When he resigned from the Tate in 1936, Jim and his wife, Helen, moved to Morocco and, later, France, and lectured for many years across the United States. By 1954 he longed of owning a place in England where he could share his love of art, particularly with young people, in an environment that they would find far less intimidating than a public gallery or museum. Restricted by limited funds, Jim's dream of some kind of stately home that he could open up for the enjoyment of art in a domestic setting was eventually realised in the form of four near-derelict cottages in the heart of a bustling city.
In 1957, Kettles Yard having been interestingly remodelled and renovated to form a decent-sized house, the vision was realised and Jim and Helen began their 'open house' sessions each afternoon. Recognised by Cambridge University as something innovative that needed to be encouraged and continued, the Edes presented Kettles Yard and its contents to the university in 1966. Soon after, a large first floor extension was built over the walkway, between the cottages and the present art gallery, to make way for the ever-increasing collections. Jim and Helen retired to Scotland in 1973, and Kettles Yard has remained in a time warp since that time. Apart from the paintings, sculptures and ceramics displayed around the house, Jim's obvious obsession with nature is clearly evident in the numerous stone formations and flower arrangements that can be seen in almost every room.
Kettles Yard is not so much about the investigation of a great house in terms of ancestral ownership (of which there appears to be none), nor the discovery of any architectural importance. It is essentially a means of understanding the life work of a creative, 20th century man who had a desire to open up the world of visual art as seen through his own experiences. By ringing the doorbell on certain afternoons, today's visitor can still enjoy the same informal approach that Ede created in this refuge of 'living art'.

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A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year with many miles under your keels in following winds to all our frinds out there in the sailing community, and our landlubber friends and families aswell of course.
We will spend Christmas eve and Christmas Day in the boat this year, for a change and as the beginning of a new life. January 16 we'll leave the house to it's new owners an inhabitatants so from then on we will be 'full time live-aboard cruisers' Hooray!!
We were in Bretagne,France just about a week ago to visit Isabelle's family and had a wonderful time with them.
We also had 'tons' of wonderful food and good wines - 'Vive la France!'
As a teaser and an example I've published the pic of the Oysters we had as a starter of a 7course (!) lunch one of those memorable days...
For unknown reasons, we were not ready for take-off until noon.
Yet another sunny day, but the Mets have promised an end to that beginning already on Monday. One of these nasty lows of the latter part of the year is approaching from the Atlantic Ocean.
It's also windy. 22 knots sustained gusting to almost 30. Since we are still a bit sleepy, and defintetly not in a hurry, we hoist the jib only and move almost dead downwind at 5-6 knots. The 17 or there-about miles SE to Falsterbo mustn't pass by too quickly. We are really trying to enjoy this last day of this Journey. We are not talking much, each of us are contemplating everything we have experienced during the summer, and each of us are trying to deal with the melancholy that always comes while one is returning to the 'ordinary' life again...
We are looking forward to meeting some friends of course and getting updated on all events within our respective families.
We are dropping the 'hook' today, but are already planning next years sailing. Until then, we hope to, weather permitting, do a few shorter cruises during the winter season. Thanks for following our adventures.
Sunny again today. However the rainy weather is said to arrive on Monday, so this will be our last stop before turning back to Falsterbo on Sunday.
The wind was weaker than predicted, so it took ua a few hours to make those first 10 miles. we were quite happy with this, since we could have a close look at Stevns Klint (yesterday's picture) when we slowly moved by it at a little less than half a miles distance.
The wind picked up considerably the last few miles though, and when we took the sails down and entered the Port in Dragör it blew 20-25 knots on the nose. we found a large and stable steel sloop of 40-42 feet to tie up alongside so everything was fine despite the port was much more crowded than in Februari when we last visited it. Since it's Saturday and also in some sense 'Le Grand Final'of this years cruise, we dressed up as nice as we could (not too impressive I assure you) and had dinner at the same restaurant as in Februari. Tuna steaks w sauce hollandaise and fresh potatoes and a really nice South African white wine with the for sailors so suitably name 'False Bay'.
There is nothing more I intend to share regarding the further proceedings of this evening ;-)
We woke up at six after nine hours uninterrupted sleep. The sun just about showed over the horizon, causing the morning mist to vanish. Dead calm and almost painfully beautiful. After a quick breakfast we left at 7.45 to arrive at the next port early. Rödvig on the southern part of Island Sjaelland. 25 miles north.
First we rounded the eastern point of Möen, with the steep 'klint' which is a slope of sand that just raises from the sea and some 85 meters high if I rememebr it correctly. See the picture from yesterday's blog entry.
Since it was calm, and we motored, and weren't in a hurry, we stopped halfway to Rödvig on a little bank to try and catch a cod or two. Now I would have loved to be able to tell you that we caught a cod weighing a kilo and then cooked it for dinner later tonight.
Obviously that was the plan. Nothing or no one alive in the water showed any interest whatsoever in our lures. As a result we had to consider other options available for dinner. Luckily enogh there were a couple of restaurants to be found just opposite the harbour.
We kept motoring the last 8 miles too and entered the busy little fishing port at 3PM. Definetely a nicer village than Klintholm, with a very lively fishing port and a shipyard.
Shortly after the docklines were tied we went for a hike on the beach towards the 'Stevns Klint' just east of the village. Not as high as the famous Klint on Möen but very interesting with lots of flintstone, sandstone and some fossiles amongst it too. After this we found some fish at one of the restaurants.
Not likely fresh from the local fishermen but it filled the void to some degree.
Sunny! NE 17-25 knots predicted, slowly decreasing during the night and tomorrow. Then on Friday, this faithful NE will disappear, and leave a temporary calm. During Saturday morning the wind will return from W.
To utilize this 'dying' NE we set sail at noon to do an overnighter to Klintholm on the Danish Island of Möen.
After an hour or so, we had to take a reef in the main and soon after the second one. Actually the first time this season. Another fact worth mentioning is that we have yet not had to beat to windward a single full day. Following winds is nice! ;-)
Despite the now diminished sail area, we made 6,5-7 knots, occasionally more on a short surf of course. The heading waas 220 degrees to start with, and we had a broad reach all the way down to Sandhammaren's Lighthouse at the SE point of the Scanian (swedish) mainland.
At sunset we arrived there and turned to 250 degrees. Obviously this was just about dead downwind, so I took the main down completely and lashed it to the boom. Easier and safer selfsteering during the night, and no need to go on deck. We were still making 5,5 knots so no worries.
In the early morning hours, when the wind had decreased noticeably, and so the boat speed, I went on deck again and hoisted the main with a single reef this time. An hour later the second reef was untied too.
We didn't get much sleep during the night, but it wasn't THAT cold and the starry sky was superb value for the inconvenience.
We arrived at Klintholm around noon, thus we covered the approx. 125 miles quite fast, considering that the last 3 hours, we only made 2-3 knots as the wind was dying already.
The village was a bit of a disappointment, though with a bunch of recently built an not too charming time-share appartmentts. More than 160 guest slips it has to be a busy place in vacation time.Except for us, a couple of Polish and German boats were the only visitors.
Needless to say, we went to bed early and slept like babies


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Competition is everywhere. It exists in every industry, every country and every market. Even if you are able to find yourself a unique niche market, it will not take too long for 'copycats' to jump in and try to grab a piece of your pie.
Business owners know that they must have a business competitor analysis and a strategic plan to engage competition. Question here is, will the plans be able to make the competition they face irrelevant? With that being said, I am going to present you with 7 Kick Ass Ways to Make Competition Irrelevant.
Broadcast Your Unique Selling Point
The unique selling point of your business may be the sole reason why customers return. It creates the identity of your company, products and services. Instead of trying to imitate your business competitors, you should broadcast and make your marketing messages dwell on your unique selling point.
Unique selling point of a business plays a crucial role in word of mouth marketing and it is often used to answer why someone should choose you instead of your competitors. If you went ahead and start imitating your competitors, you are going to leave a special something for your customers to brag about to their friends.
Add Value to Products and Services
Customers are always looking to get more than what they are paying for. To enhance the relationship between you and your customers, you need to brainstorm for ways to add value to products and services that you offer.
If you are in the consulting business, you can consider offering some go green or energy saving tips for free. A retailer can offer home delivery or follow up after a sale is made. Most business owners don't realize that good customer service is actually a great way to add value.
Promote Innovation in Your Business
A new product idea, marketing strategy or cost cutting measure will breathe fresh air into your business and move it far ahead than your business competitors despite the 7 Reasons Why Innovation Sucks. I know innovation don't come easily but as a business owner, you should look for them.
Start looking at business models of other industries for techniques that are unique. You might be able to apply them to your business after some slight modifications. Remain receptive to new ideas because they come from everywhere. Your employees or sometimes, your parents can give you great innovative ideas.
Discover New Marketing Alternatives
In some cases, business owners have the illusion that they are in a business targeting a small market and this is due to the adoption of marketing methods that are similar to those of their business competitors.
Wise business owners should look at marketing techniques that will get them attention from a different group of people. For example, if you have been promoting your business using print ads all this while, you may want to consider online marketing, social media marketing or direct mail marketing so that you can get attention from a different set of eyeballs.
Joint Venture with Competitors
Instead of trying to get rid of each other, why not combine forces and get better results together? Sharing of business leads, cross promotions and collaboration of expertise are some activities that you can propose to your business competitors for a joint venture.
Joint venture can also mean collaboration of the all industrial players. If your nature of business is related to an organization that helps to promote the industry, promotional events, conferences and meetups can be organized to boost the viability of the industry as a whole.
Set Up Cross-Industry Strategic Alliances
Strategic alliances can be set up with enterprises that are outside but somewhat relevant to your industry. For example, both parties might be targeting the same market with products that are different in nature.
Cross promotion can be done through different ways such as coupon giveaways, product packages offerings that complement both businesses or booth placements at partner's locations. Customers are more likely to give new things a try if it is backed by an existing business that they trust.
Expand Your Target Market
By expanding your target market, you are actually moving away from the existing competition to find your own Blue Ocean. Target market can be expanded in a number of ways:
- Geographically
- Product-based
- Marketing Channels (as elaborated in Discovering New Marketing Alternatives)
- Industrial buyers or end consumers
- Demographics
With globalization and the boom in the usage of Internet, a local business can now easily market their products or services internationally. Market research, again thanks to the Internet, can now be carried out by small business owners without having to spend a lot of money.
What's Your Strategy Against Competitors?
Larry Page of Google, in his tips for entrepreneurs, said that going after hard problems and solving them will get you rewards. Gaining an advantage over your business competitors may seem hard for a lot of small business owners. Even so, you shouldn't be afraid to solve hard problems like this as an entrepreneur.
If you run a business in a competitive industry, do you mind sharing with me some of the strategies you use to stay ahead and on top of your competitors? If you have questions and things to add on to my article above, feel free to leave me a comment below as well.
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I'm assuming that there is a low-res version of the HD video in 5D2 .mov files (assuming that's what the camera uses to play back video). If my assumption is correct, is there a way to extract the low-res video from the main HD file? It would make for a much easier and faster initial cull during my first edit of clips.
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Have you ever gone to lunch and finished the workday, only to go home and realize that you have a giant hunk of spinach wedged between your two front teeth? None of us would prefer to go the whole day without knowing the spinach is there—we would want someone to be brave enough to tell us. Feedback is just like having spinach in your teeth. It may be uncomfortable to learn, but we all want to know about it.
Try these tips to make the suggestion in a way that is assertive yet not demeaning:
Be direct and sincere. Let the employee know that when you address an issue, it is for everyone's best interest. If employees know that you are interested in their growth and development, then your feedback will not come across as demeaning. Here is an example of good feedback: "You did a really nice job organizing the logistics of the new-hire orientation and welcoming everyone to the team. In one-on-one meetings, I'd like to see you be more assertive about expectations. I'm confident that by completing this assertiveness skills training, you'll be an even more effective manager."
Give feedback daily. Many managers communicate only when there is a problem, so employees tend to view feedback in a negative light. Often, we associate feedback with an annual review. Feedback should be day to day, and it doesn't have to be formal. Contrary to the norm, you should not wait until the annual review to address issues. Routinely give employees specific tips to improve. For example, after a meeting, offer two instances in which the employee could have been more assertive, and provide exact examples of what could have been said.
Focus on results. Let employees know what they will get out of the training. "I've noticed your hesitancy in offering suggestions in meetings the last few weeks. Assertiveness training will help you lead a more productive and communicative team and in turn, be a better manager. Would you like to get started with training next week?"
Remember the spinach. Thinking of the spinach example reinforces the point: Employees and managers alike want to know about their performance—the good, the bad and the ugly. Awareness is the only way for employees to grow and develop. Be assertive, and make regular feedback a part of your team's culture.
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Olympus - buy little fiddly bits that get lost
I found that my old link to the little bits that get lost on Olympus pages had gone AWOL, now go to http://www.getolympus.com/us/en/parts.html and enter your camera model to find part numbers and US prices for those fiddly bits.
My links page at http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~parsog/olyepl1/03-epl1-links.html now updated to that change, might need to refresh the page in your browser.
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The summer box office season came to a close with some lackluster numbers on the studio end and a few brightspots on the specialty side. According to estimates provided by Rentrak earlier today, Alain Corneau's "Love Crime" and Joann Sfar's "Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life" both made respectable debuts for distributors IFC Films and Music Box Films, respectively, while Hark Tsui's "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame" did even better for Indomina Media.
Over the 4-day holiday weekend, "Gainsbourg" grossed $32,889 from 3 theaters, averaging a decent $10,963. The film is a glimpse at the life of French singer Serge Gainsbourg, from growing up in 1940s Nazi-occupied Paris through his successful song-writing years in the 1960s to his death in 1991 at the age of 62.
"Love Crime," meanwhile, stars Ludivine Sagnier and Kristin Scott Thomas, the latter of which is already in specialty theaters with late summer hit "Sarah's Key." "Crime" would obviously love to follow in "Sarah's" footsteps, and so far it's off to a reasonable start. On 5 screens, the film grossed $52,500 over the holiday, averaging $10,500. IFC plans to expand the film to 25 markets throughout the month of September.
Neither could top Hark Tsui's "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame," however. The film debuted on 3 screens this weekend for Indomina Media, and though only 3-day weekend numbers were reported, so far the film is doing excellent business. It grossed $52,617 through Sunday, making for a $17,539 average - already above and beyond both "Crime" and "Gainsbourg" and the highest average of any film in release. Check back with indieWIRE for its full holiday weekend numbers.
Other openers included Samuel Goldwyn Film's release of "A Good Old Fashioned Orgy." The film, featuring SNL vets Jason Sudeikis and Will Forte, earned an estimated $152,724 during the 4 day holiday weekend on 143 screens, for a per screen average of $1,068.
Focus Features opted to go wide with their release of John Madden's "The Debt," which stars Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington, Tom Wilkinson and Jessica Chastain. On 1,826 screens, the film ended up #2 at the overall box office, trailing only "The Help." It grossed $12,551,142 over the 4-day weekend, averaging a quite strong $6,874. Since opening last Wednesday, the film's total stands at $14,452,556.
Vera Farmiga's directorial debut "Higher Ground" faired the better of the two. Expanding from 3 to 17 theaters, the film grossed $125,181 over Labor Day weekend for a $7,364 per-theater-average. The Sony Pictures Classics-released film has grossed $168,765 in its first 10 days.
Roadside Attractions expanded Maryam Keshavarz's Iran-set drama "Circumstance" from 7 to 11 screens. As a result, the Sundance Film Festival Audience Award winner (released in partnership with Participant Media) took in in $45,200 for a $4,198 average. The film has now totalled $112,512.
In its fourth weekend, Asif Kapadia's acclaimed documentary "Senna" went from 28 to 47 screens for the Producers Distribution Agency (the company's second release after forming for "Exit Through the Gift Shop"). The feature took in $236,563 for a strong average of $5,033. This helped take "Senna"'s total to $884,556.
Gilles Paquet-Brenner's aforementioned "Sarah's Key" also continued an impressive run. In its seventh weekend, The Weinstein Company expanded the film up 47 theaters to a new high of 319. As a result, the French-language film starring Kristin Scott Thomas grossed another $788,000 over the holiday weekend for a per-theater-average of $2,470. The total for "Key" now stands at $5,210,164. The film has truly become a sizable late-summer hit for the Weinsteins and one of the highest-grossing foreign-language films of the year.
Also doing well was Sony Pictures Classics' release of John Michael McDonagh's "The Guard." The Irish black comedy starring Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle expanded from 108 to 178 theaters in its sixth frame and took in $756,300 for a four-day per-theater-average of $4,249. The film's total is now an admirable $2,698,515.
Lionsgate's release of Lee Tamahori's "The Devil's Double," which dropped from 78 to 49 screens in its sixth weekend and managed a $53,000 4-day gross, averaging $1,081. The film's total now stands at $1,278,973.
Samuel Goldwyn's release of political thriller "The Whistleblower" expanded from 68 to 70 screens in its fifth weekend. As as result, the film, which stars Rachel Weisz, pulled in $126,000 for a $1,800 per-theater-average over the holiday. Its total now stands at $792,525.
In its 16th weekend, Woody Allen's "Midnight In Paris" continued to impress, dropping from 652 to 402 theaters but still managing a weekend-to-weekend 18% increase with the holiday included. The film took in $876,549 over the 4-day weekend, averaging $2,180. That gave the SPC release a stunning new total of $52,926,198. In the end, "Paris" should wind up with a domestic gross around the $60 million mark. It's the second-highest grossing film in distributor SPC's history, behind only "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."
Finally, a few wide releases from specialty distributors continued to struggle. Film District's "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" dropped the most of any film in the top 10 (28% despite the extra day of grosses), taking in only $6,144,000 as it took its total to $17,585,000. The Weinstein Company's "Our Idiot Brother," meanwhile, held on a bit better, rising 1% in grosses as it grossed $7,045,000 over the holiday weekend, bringing its total to $17,280,000.
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On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 2:34 PM, Alan G Isaac <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:

On Sun, 6 Apr 2008, Charles R Harris wrote:
 > The boolean algebra is a field and the correct addition is xor, which is
 > the same as addition modulo 2. This makes all matrices with determinant 1
 > invertible. This isn't the current convention, however, as it was when
 > Caratheodory was writing on measures and rings of sets were actually rings
 > and the symmetric difference was used instead of union.

I am not sure what you are suggesting for matrix behavior,
 nor what "correct" means here.

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 Standard *boolean algebra* axioms include distributivity, but
 1 xor (0 and 0) = 1 xor 0 = 1
 (1 xor 0) and (1 xor 0) = 1 and 1 = 1

 So I guess (?) what you are saying is something like:
 if we have a boolen algebra with operators 'and' and 'or',
 we can generate a boolean ring with operations 'xor' and 'and'.
 When we do so, the '+' is traditionally used for the 'xor' operation.

 But where in the modern literature on boolean matrices is
 '+' given this interpretation?

It's generally not. It used to be that \Sigma and + were used for set union, probably because that was what the printers had on hand and what the mathematicians were used to. Then there was the alternate desire to make boolean algebra conform to the standad ring structure which led to using the symmetric difference, \Delta. For instance, if + is 'or', then 1 has no additive inverse, whereas 1 xor 1 = 0. I'm just pointing to some of the history here that I've noticed in old papers. I prefer the modern usage myself as it is closer to the accepted logic operations, but applying algebraic manipulations like powers and matrix inverses in that context leads to strange results.

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The London underground train rumbled and swayed on it's way towards St. James Park, and had the strap-hanging traveller been stripped completely naked he could not have felt more vulnerable. Over the weekend, newly appointed Detective Constable Robert Fabian had put his days as a uniformed constable behind him, and in his belted Trench coat, tweed jacket, Fair-Isle pullover, and flannels, he was today about to start a new phase of his career as a detective in London's Metropolitan Police Force C.I.D. It was almost as if his authority had vanished along with his shiny buttoned uniform, truncheon, and distinctive custodian helmet.
He was beginning to wish that he had worn a hat, though somehow his weekend flat cap hadn't seemed quite appropriate for today's occasion.
But if only his late father, an ex-beat sergeant copper with over twenty years service, could see him now on his way to New Scotland Yard.
Bob choked at the thought.
"Detective Constable Robert Fabian reporting to Detective Chief Inspector Koller", he announced to the uniformed Desk Sergeant, upon his arrival in the tiled entrance hall.
The sergeant looked up over his glasses, sniffed as he stroked his moustache with finger and thumb, and snapped "Second floor, room 221b".
Bob started for the stairs but before he could move the sergeant halted him.
"Identification sonny!"
Bob fumbled in his pocket and handed his warrant card to the sergeant who recorded the details in a large ledger, and handed it back.
There was a glint in the sergeants eye and the flicker of a smile crossed his face, but he spoke in a flat monotone.
"Up the stairs, turn left, second door on left, knock and wait, he'll keep you waiting, always does, best o' luck, you'll need it!"
Bob's double knock on the door brought no response and after waiting a minute or two he perched himself on a chair across the corridor. Minutes later the door opened and a burly man in his late fifties strode out and disappeared up the corridor.
Ten minutes later he was back, and with his hand on the door knob, he turned to Bob and said irascibly "Who the bloody hell are you and what are you sitting there for … have you nothing to do!"
Bob sprang to attention and spluttered his name and the reason for his presence.
D.C.I. Koller, for it was he, fixed Bob with piercing black eyes, twirled his waxed moustache between finger and thumb, and said gruffly, "Well don't just bloody well sit out there, get down to the canteen and get me a cup of tea and bring it back "chop chop", milk three sugars, and get one for yourself, and don't be all morning, you're late enough already!"
As the door closed behind the D.C.I., a chastened Bob said quietly to himself, "And how do you do to you, you miserable old bugger".
Ten minutes later, having found the canteen and returned to room 221b, Bob sat awkwardly clutching his mug of greasy tea. Koller, who was notoriously abrupt when dealing with subordinates, grimaced as he sipped his tea, before complaining "Luke-warm, and not enough sugar".
Bob waited as Koller selected a carved briar pipe from a rack on his desk, took a tin of "Three Nuns" tobacco from a drawer, and rolled a measured amount of leaf lovingly in his palms. Finally, after studiously packing his pipe, he spoke briskly in the manner of a man not used to having to repeat himself.
" Right laddie, ground rules, Do's and Don'ts!"
"You might well think yourself my second in command but in reality you are my dogsbody. You are my assistant and my shadow. Speak when you're spoken to and not unless and until.'
"You watch, keep your ears open and listen, and above all, learn.'
"Never ever interrupt me, especially when I'm interviewing "chummy", that's the suspect or felon to you, and never question my methods when we're in company. What you hear when you're with me remains with us except when I instruct you otherwise. Have no truck with any defence brief, and especially never trust any of our own legal team. Call me Sir in front of the top brass or the public, and address me as Guv'nor in private".
Kollar reached into his desk, fished out a notebook and tossed it to Bob. "Here! Use this, jot everything down, write it up properly every night.'
" Yes Sir … Guv" gulped Bob.
"Not bloody Guv, I said Guv'nor" groaned Koller.
"Yes er, um, Guv'nor" replied Bob,
"Right, this is what's on top of our pile now."
Koller struck a match and didn't speak until he'd puffed his pipe into glowing life.
"We're leaving for Cheltenham tonight", he said through the smoke.
"We've been called in by the local Force on a robbery and murder at the country house of Lord Peter Wimsey at Chilton Wallop. A large quantity of jewellery has gone missing from the safe and in the process somebody skewered the butler, one Douglas L. Sayers".
"That's all you need for now, find yourself a desk out in the office, sign out at lunchtime, go home pack a bag and meet me at two-thirty sharp at Paddington Station, platform one. Pack for two days"
"Yes Guv'nor", Bob turned to go.
"And son!"
He turned back to Koller.
" Get yourself a hat, preferably a trilby, and grow a moustache. We might have to put up with women PC's now but there's no bloody need for you to look like one! And close the door behind you."
Bob slumped onto the chair in the corridor, found the stub of a pencil in his pocket, licked it, and wrote on the first page of his new notebook … 'Get trilby/grow tash/pack/cancel Wendsy night with Rita/ bugger!'
As the Cheltenham Spa Express steamed out of Paddington dead on time, Koller and Fabian found an empty First class compartment and settled in for the two hour journey. Slinging his Gladstone bag up onto the rack, Koller sunk into the corner seat after first pulling down the blinds on the corridor side of the compartment. Taking out a pouch he set about charging his pipe.
Fabian nervously eyed the "No Smoking" signs.
Koller, displaying his psychic powers, waved his pipe and said gruffly, "Sod 'em, if anyone tries to get in through that door, stick your warrant card under their nose and tell 'em Police Business".
He handed Bob a thick brown envelope, boldly addressed to the Cheltenham police, "Hang on to that and don't pass it on until I tell you, and if anyone ever asks, I've never seen it. You were given it by someone behind the desk at the Yard.'
"Now then, put it away and pay attention!"
For the next sixty minutes, through clouds of dense Three Nuns smoke, Koller filled in all the details to hand of the happenings at Chilton Manor.
Basically the robbery had taken place during a week-long house party hosted by Lord Peter, and over thirty thousand pounds worth of jewellery had vanished from the safe. The robbery had taken place during the night, there was no obvious sign of a forced entry, and the safe was opened by someone almost certainly using the combination. Most of the guests were known personally to Lord Peter and the only people present who he could not vouch for had been interrogated by the local police and were being detained in residence until Koller had a chance to interview them.
The staff were a separate issue and except for a scullery maid, a Miss Christie who had vanished the night before the robbery, they were all still at the Manor. It was thought that Sayers, the murder victim, had disturbed the burglar or burglars, and had paid with his life.
They discussed the details of the case at length. Finally, Koller handed the file and a sheet of paper to Bob.
"Here's a provisional list of suspects that the local boys drew up, based solely upon the fact that they were strangers to Lord Peter. Of course that means nothing, crooks come in all shapes and sizes and from all walks of life, it just gives us somewhere to start".
Bob ran his finger down the list …
Colonel Colman. Guest.
Miss O'Hara, the Colonel's secretary.
Reverend Mr. Green. Guest.
Professor Cherry. Guest.
Doctor Black. Local village doctor. Guest.
Mrs. Slocombe. Guest.
Mrs. White. Agency cook brought in for week.
Miss A.Christie. Missing scullery maid.
"Well!" said Koller, puffing vigorously at his briar, "what d'you think?"
"I think, I think …. I think I need a pee" stammered Bob, rising to his feet.
And before Koller could reply he opened the door and staggered out into the comparatively fresh air of the corridor. Swaying his way to the toilet he heard Koller slide the door across behind him.
"Bloody hell" Bob muttered to himself, "his lungs must be kippered!"
He would be in no hurry to get back.
Leaving the toilet, where he had taken the opportunity to update his notebook (get Gladstone bag/ always travel 1st. Class/ stick to fags), Bob lowered a corridor window, stuck his head out and gulped in the fresh evening air. The keen air stung his nostrils and his head spun as he breathed deeply to cleanse the smoke from his lungs. He also collected what felt like an ounce of smutty grit beneath his eyelids as the steam from the engine raced past the window. He pulled on the strap to raise the window and returned reluctantly to the compartment to find Koller writing copious notes against the list of "suspects".
Koller looked up as Bob reluctantly closed the door behind him, sealing in the fug.
"What's wrong with your eyes laddie ?" he said with a sarcastic grin. " too much fresh air can be bad for you know, especially when it's full of fire-ash".
Koller put down the list, rummaged in his pocket, drew out a silver hip flask and passed it to Bob.
"Here, get some of that down you, the case can wait now until tomorrow". Koller loosened his tie, undid his waistcoat, and knocked out his now empty pipe on the heel of his shoe before slumping back into his seat.
Koller's face softened as he studied Bob across the compartment …
"Sit back and relax, and allow me to tell you how you got to be here, laddie" he said.
Bob looked quizzically at his new boss who had suddenly taken on a new persona. Gone was the gruff uncompromising policeman, he was about to see a side of the Inspector that few within the Force knew existed.
Koller's voice mellowed …
"Your father Jack was the best all-round copper it was ever my good fortune to come across. Most of what I know, he taught me. And now, with my retirement coming up in six months time, I can do the same for you. I asked for you especially and you're not to let him, or me, down! Savvy?'
"Your father lingering in the uniformed branch was a waste of talent, he knew all there was to know about proper policing. But as you must know, his life was his family.'
"You, your sister Rosie, and your lovely mother Dora.'
"Not for him the irregular hours of detective work, he wanted to spend time with the family, not the Force.'
"Not that he couldn't have coped mind you, the top brass begged him at times to go over to C.I.D., but it wasn't what he wanted."
Koller was in reflective mood and he took another swig from the flask.
"We were together at Sydney Street you know.' he said.
"Your Dad looked after Home Secretary Churchill that day like an uncle. Impetuous bugger that Churchill, if it wasn't for your old man he would have probably ended up taking one that day, he was so bloody reckless.'
"And now he's Chancellor … bloody priceless!'
Koller reached for his pipe but mercifully it was only in order to suck on it reflectively, as a baby would a dummy.
"Your father helped me in one way or another on almost all of the cases that I ever solved, and now I'm going to return the favour by teaching you all that I've learned".
Bob was lost for words at this entirely unexpected turn of events, but Kollar, lying back with his eyes half closed, continued as if Bob had ceased to exist.
"My old mentor D. I. Jupp also thought the world of Jack. Many a time he'd cry on your old man's shoulder when that bloody Belgian amateur Poirot was poking around on his case. Him and his bloody grey cells.'
"Amateur sleuths! I've known more than a few, never give 'em the time of day laddie".
"Sexton Blake and Tinker, a rum pair if ever there was. And Bulldog Drummond, he was another.'
"Bulldog?" Koller sniffed loudly, "He looked like one, I'll grant him that, but he was about as tenacious as a toy poodle.'
"And as for the Saint, that Simon Templar! He was more like Mother bloody Superior … wore a corset you know, and some said bloomers as well!'
"Steer well clear of the lot of 'em laddie."
The last few comments had been delivered ever more slowly and quietly, and Koller's breathing became deeper and deeper until it developed into a snore as sleep took over.
Bob sought fresh air in the corridor and spent the rest of the journey reflecting upon this unexpected turn of events and what it meant for his career. The hypnotic effect of the speeding lights, allied to his thoughts as they swayed and rattled through the darkness turned the remainder of the journey into an almost surreal experience. It was to be after breakfast the following morning before Bob's life returned to anything like normality.
Koller and Bob stayed overnight at "The Red Cow" in Chilton and an early meeting was arranged next morning in the snug. Also present was Detective Sergeant William Walker, lead detective from the local force.
Entering the room Koller immediately took Walker by the hand in a firm grip. "How's the wife and kid's, Willy?"
"Champion Colley, couldn't be better, and your's?"
Koller frowned and replied, "So-So", adding, "This is young Bob Fabian that I told you about, old Jack's lad"
Walker smiled benignly at Bob, "One of the best, your old man, sorry he's gone lad!"
Bob smiled briefly whilst all the time thinking "What the bloody hell is going on".
Koller gestured for them all to sit down and did the talking.
"Look laddie, this is your first lesson in how it works", he winked at the local man.
"We've been called in to help the locals. They usually know their job and will have already done all the leg-work, especially when, like Willy here, they're ex-Met.'
"We have to look good to justify our couple of days in the country so I'm about to report the name of "chummy" to the Yard and they'll be happy that the collar looks down to us. '
"Willy tells his boss, on my say so, that we've cracked it.'
"It's all down to trust between Willy and me."
Bob frowned as he spoke, "But how do we know who done it?"
"That's easy" said Koller, "it's the noble Lord Peter".
"But how do you know". Bob was lost.
"Well", said Koller, "first it's obviously an inside job. And a check with the insurance boys showed up that Peter the Lord had taken out fifty thousand pounds worth of insurance only last week, and he's got previous'.
"There's your motive, I knew that before we left London".
"But the suspects?", said Bob.
"Actors brought in for the charades that the house party played in the evenings, all cleared", said Walker confidently, "Wimsey had them there to muddy the waters".
"And the murder?"
"Sayers must have seen Lord Peter at the safe, so he done for him", said Koller.
"What about Christie, the missing maid?" queried Bob.
"Found in Harrogate, stupid girl, some sort of personal breakdown".
Bob dug in his toes.
"But it's all guesswork, circumstantial … don't you agree, Sergeant Walker?"
Walker smiled.
" I trust your Guv'nor. If he say's it's so, then it is. I'll inform my Chief Constable this afternoon and let him make the arrest, he'll be well chuffed.'
"Then I write a glowing report to the Yard saying what a help you have both been, every ones a winner!"
"Excellent", beamed Koller, "we'll have a right-royal blow-out tonight, on the Yard!"
And so they did.
The next day Koller and Bob took the train back to London.
Koller, who was badly hung over from the previous night's celebrations, slept until the train was approaching Swindon. As the train was rumbling into the station he roused himself and spoke to Bob for the first time that day.
"Have you still got that envelope that I gave you? The one that I know nothing about".
Bob nodded.
"Then post it at Swindon, there's a box on the platform", said Koller.
Bob hesitated, but then blurted out … "Guv'nor, I have to say this, have we not made a terrible mistake?"
Koller smiled and replied smugly, "Not at all, that envelope contains the forensic report from the Yard Lab. concerning the specimens and samples that Willy sent up to us'.
"Only Wimsey's fingerprints were found on the safe, and his fresh dabs were all over the sword he took from the wall and used on Sayers. He's bang to right's and he'll cough".
"So you knew all along", said Bob.
Koller reached for his pipe.
"Too right I did, but that's both our secret, and your first lesson.'
"Always keep your cards close to your chest and the joker up your sleeve!"
Bob decided that he needed a pee.


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Alan Thicke & Sandra Lee To Host Celebrity Cooking Showdown
March 25, 2006 11:22 AM by Joe Blackmon
NBC's "Celebrity Cooking Showdown," from Reveille and Sean "Diddy" Combs, has revealed its celebrity participants in the week-long cooking competition series premiering April 17-21 (8-9 p.m. ET) and has announced the series will be hosted by television favorite Alan Thicke ("Growing Pains") and celebrity cook/author Sandra Lee (Food Network's "Semi Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee").
Celebrity participants facing off in the kitchen include: supermodel Naomi Campbell, Allison Sweeney (NBC's "Days of our Lives"), Big Kenny (country music's superstar duo, Big and Rich), comedic actor Tom Arnold ("True Lies"), football star Tony Gonzales (Kansas City Chiefs), rapper/actor Ja Rule ("Assault on Precinct 13"), professional volleyball player/model Gabrielle Reese, musician/reality star Ashley Parker Angel (MTV's "There and Back") and the reigning Miss USA 2005 Chelsea Cooley.
Event planner Colin Cowie ("Everyday Elegance") and New York magazine restaurant critic Gael Greene have also been named as in-studio judges. Previously announced celebrity chefs include world-renowned chef Wolfgang Puck, Cat Cora (Food Network's "Iron Chef America") and Govind Armstrong (executive chef/owner, Table 8, Los Angeles).
"Our superstars represent a great cross section of our multicultural country and share every American's passion for food and cooking," said executive producer and Reveille CEO Ben Silverman. "That passion combined with a cooking competition will be great television. Turn on your TV's and start your ovens!"
"We're going to have a wide spectrum of cooking challenges to match the skills of our stars," added executive producer Combs. "People love seeing celebrities under pressure — and with this show, if you can't stand the heat, you better get out of our kitchen."
Probably best known for his role as America's favorite dad Mr. Seaver on "Growing Pains," Emmy-nominated actor Thicke has since become an author, producer, composer, television host, film star, and comic among other roles. Thicke has hosted numerous specials over his career including everything from the "Emmy Awards" to the "Miss Universe" and "Miss USA" pageants to "TV's Funniest Families."
Sandra Lee is an internationally-acclaimed lifestyle professional, New York Times best-selling author and CEO of Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade(c) Inc. — a multimedia corporation focusing on quick and easy solutions for everyday living conveyed through television, books, magazines, internet and branded products. Her top selling books spawned a successful Food Network television series "Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee."
Considered the premiere lifestyle expert to the stars, Cowie shot to celebrity status after being one of Oprah's regular contributors for food, fashion, travel, entertaining and interior design. Cowie's company, Colin Cowie Lifestyle is a full service event planning, interior design and consulting company in New York and Los Angeles. He has also written several books and hosts the popular cable series "Everyday Elegance."
Greene is a longtime restaurant critic for New York magazine and a national best-selling author. Most recently Greene published her memoir "Insatiable: Tales of a Life of Delicious Excess." Greene has had an influential career in the nation's dining capital over the last 30 years and people everywhere have discovered her unique and passionate take on food and love.
"Celebrity Cooking Showdown" will match three celebrity chefs (Puck, Cora, Armstrong) to train side-by-side with nine celebrities. After one-on-one coaching and a culinary "boot camp," competition will play out in real time in front of a live studio audience as the stars race against the clock in this adrenaline-filled event to complete their world-class meal.
The chefs will train their assigned stars providing culinary tips and secrets to prepare their meal for the final presentation. As the audience cheers for their favorites, the chefs and celebrities must work together — a simple timing mistake, a forgotten ingredient, or a dropped plate could mean the difference between victory or defeat.
The format of each night's show will evolve as the week progresses. On Monday-Wednesday (April 17-19), three different celebrities will compete each night. On Thursday, April 20, the three winners from each night will advance to don aprons for the final cook-off. Viewers will then have the chance to vote via phone and online based solely on presentation. Meanwhile, the in-studio judges (Cowie and Greene) will be responsible for matters of taste.
On the week's final episode on Friday, April 21, the results will be in, the winner declared and the audience will get to see the professional chefs in action. Then the tables will be turned in the "Chef's Challenge," while choice unseen moments from the week's competition are revealed.
"Celebrity Cooking Showdown" is executive produced by Reveille CEO Ben Silverman ("The Biggest Loser," "The Office"), David A. Hurwitz ("Fear Factor," "The Man Show") and Sean "Diddy" Combs (MTV's "Make the Band," "Run's House," HBO's "Bad Boys of Comedy"). The series is a Reveille production in association with Combs' Bad Boy Entertainment.
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The role of science and innovation in unlocking the potential of the Bay of Plenty's Maori economy is the subject of a workshop at Scion in Rotorua today.
Run by Te Puni Kokiri, the free workshop is aimed at business owneers, individuals and others interested in networking with experts from Crown Research Institutes, universities and government agencies such as the Ministry of Science and Innovation.
The Waiariki region's Maori economy is estimated at $7 billion _ 18 per cent of the total Maori asset base in New Zealand _ and is made up of Maori land trusts, incorporations, Maori businesses, Crown forest lease settlements,
Te Ohu Kaimoana (fisheries) and other entities.
Te Puni Kokiri regional manager Rachel Jones said the potential of the Maori economy had been likened to a sleeping giant.
"Business and Economic Research Limited (BERL) has forecast the value of improved science and innovation
within the Maori economy at an extra $12 billion per annum and 150,000 jobs by 2060.
"Connecting with the science and innovation sector is essential if we are going to help make that happen.''
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East Harlem Tutorial Program (EHTP), which offers college prep after-school programs and public charter schools, announced in a statement Friday that the gift from Simons and his wife Marilyn will match public and private donations up to $15 million, which will support EHTP's Campaign for East Harlem.
The $45 million campaign will enable EHTP to build a state-of-the-art K-12 classroom facility, increase enrollment in its afterschool programs, and help endow the organization's College Scholars program that provides support to students completing their higher education degree.
Simons and his wife were awarded earlier this year with the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy, which honors those who use their private wealth for the public good. The pair's numerous charitable efforts can be felt through the Paul Simons Foundation, which supports projects related to education and health, as well as through Math for America, a non-profit organization that aims to improve math education in public schools.
Simons is estimated to be worth $10.6 billion. New York-based Renaissance manages an approximately $22 billion in assets.
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At their October 4, 2012 meeting the Board of Supervisors voted to move the meeting date of the second regularly scheduled meeting in November due to potential conflict with the NACo Conference.
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Non-Muslim visitors allowed into Jerusalem holy site for first time since end of Ramadan. Temple activists say police closing Mount to Jews unnecessarily, call for site's opening ahead of High Holidays. 'It's our basic right and its must be respected,' their representative tells Knesset committee
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Published: 08.12.13, 08:00 / Israel Jewish Scene
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Temple activists are accusing the police of closing the Mount unnecessarily throughout most of the month of Ramadan, including for two whole weeks, thus discriminating against non-Muslims seeking to visit the site.
The Knesset's Internal Affairs and Environment Committee discussed the matter on Sunday morning, despite the parliament recess, as well as the prayer ban imposed on Jews at the holy site throughout the entire year. Yehuda Glick of Organization of Temple Movements said the Mount had been closed to Jews for 21 days last month.
The police's representative at the Knesset meeting, David District Commander Moshe Bareket, said the prayer ban was a decision of the political echelon, but MKs and members of the Temple movement said the government had never been made such a decision.
As for the decision to close the Mount to Jews during the days of the Ramadan, the district commander said that the lenient policy of letting Palestinians into the site had created security alerts, and that it was therefore decided to prevent Jews or non-Muslim tourists from visiting the site in the last 10 days of the month, when it was filled with worshippers.
The discussion also focused on the religious aspects of visiting the Temple Mount. Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, rabbi of the Western Wall and holy sites, said that the Chief Rabbinate's stand had always been that Jews must not visit the Mount until the Temple is rebuilt on it, due to the site's sanctity.
The Religious Services Ministry's stance, as presented during the discussion by Deputy Director-General Moshe Dagan, is that praying on the mount should be regulated as well – in favor of those who do visit the site.


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Sony // 2007 // 139 Minutes // Rated PG-13
Reviewed by Judge Patrick Naugle // June 21st, 2012
With great responsibility comes a lot of people who want to see you dead in a ditch.
Arriving in the summer of 2007, Spider-Man 3 was a massive box office success that turned off many moviegoers and fans who thought the series had officially "Jumped the Shark." Has the film been unfairly maligned, or were the critics right all along?
Peter Parker (Toby Maguire, The Ice Storm) has found his niche as the wall crawling superhero Spider-Man, but it's coming at a cost. His relationship with Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst, Melancholia) has become strained and the rise of The Sandman (Thomas Hayden Church, Easy A) -- a fugitive caught in a science experiment that turned him into a half-man/half-sand-mutant -- will provide Peter with new links to his past. Even more alarming is the arrival of a meteorite carrying a viscous, black tar-like substance from beyond the cosmos. This alien lifeform wrecks hovoc on not only Peter's life but that of his Daily Bugle colleague Eddie Brock (Topher Grace, The Double), who will soon find himself overcome by the cosmic goop...turning him into the vile and terrifying anti Spider-Man known as Venom!
Spider-Man is my favorite comic book superhero, and this is coming from someone who really doesn't give two hoots about comic books. I see most of the movies based on DC and Marvel properties, because I've been conditioned by advertising that if I miss out, the world might end (and frankly, if I didn't I'd be left with Madagascar sequels and big screen remakes of old TV shows). So it's no surprise that the Spider-Man movies are among my favorite in a jam-packed world of super heroes and super villains.
Spider-Man 3 has gotten a bad rap over the years. Upon its initial release, fans cried "foul" because...I dunno, I guess nothing can live up to the hype some movies create. Directed by Sam Raimi (Drag Me To Hell) a decade ago (!), Spider-Man was a huge hit and Spider-Man 2 was even bigger, considered by some to be one of the best comic book movies ever made. Is it any wonder that Spider-Man 3 came into the fold with two strikes against it? Like George Lucas's Star Wars prequels, it felt as if nothing Raimi churned out would be good enough to please the raving fan boys.
After the dust settled and more than half a decade passed, I'd like to think Spider-Man 3 will finally receive the accolades it deserves. While not a perfect superhero movie, I found it to be an engaging and fulfilling finale to what has become known as the original Spider-Man trilogy (don't try to sell me on The Amazing Spider-Man being a follow up, because it ain't; it's a reboot). Much like Brett Ratner's X-Men: The Last Stand, the film stands on its own merits, even if it maddens fervent comic fans for not adhering to the source material.
If the three Sam Raimi Spider-Man movies get anything right, it's the casting. Toby Maguire has always been a perfect fit for Spider-Man. His gawky, nebbish persona fits squarely with the on-screen Peter Parker. Kirsten Dunst finds just the right tone for Mary Jane who, happily, isn't the supermodel she's often portrayed as. Here, she's normal, which makes her more accessible to the audience. One of my favorite characters is J. Jonah Jameson, who's given a crisp, amusing portrayal by character actor J.K. Simmons (Juno). Even Cliff Robertson and Rosemary Harris as Uncle Ben and Aunt May embody the spirit of the original comics.
The one complaint often lobbed at Spider-Man 3 is the character of Venom, and to that end I'll agree with the critics. Venom either needed to be thrown front and center or written out of the screenplay altogether. Because so much time is split between the Sandman and Venom, neither character gets as fleshed out as Alfred Molina's Doctor Octopus or Willem DaFoe's Green Goblin. Topher Grace is given the thankless job of playing Eddie Brock as a complete departure from the original character (who looked a lot like Arnold Schwarzenegger). Grace is a fine comedic actor, but not very adept at creating menace or tension. Faring much better is Thomas Hayden Church as Marko Flint, The Sandman, a far more formidable Spider-Man foe. Since Church's turn in Sideways, he's shown himself to be an adept actor capable of deep pathos and range. The Sandman is one of the best characters in the Spider-Man cannon, and it's a lot of fun to see him get the spotlight here.
It's during Spider-Man 3's mid-section that Raimi decides to take the film in an odd direction. The otherworldly black suit turns Peter Parker into a jive talking, dance hustling ladies' man, done in a slapstick comedy approach. Many critics found these sequences too broad, but I was tickled at how much fun Raimi was injecting into the proceedings. Having Peter become a bit of a prick offered another dimension to the character, which was fine by me. Maguire stepped up to the plate and delivered a fun and funny performance that gave Spider-Man 3 a very different vibe.
Not surprisingly, the action and visual FX sequences are all top notch. Venom's design is toned down from the comics (here he's thinner and less grotesquely monstrous), but Sandman is executed to a tee. The final battle between Sandman, Venom, and Spider-Man (high above an unfinished construction site, natch) is thrilling, fun, and delivers an emotionally packed ending that ties up the loose ends and keeps the door open for future sequels (which never came to be).
If you were one of the people who dismissed Spider-Man 3 as a failure, give it another shot. Even with its misfires (James Franco's New Goblin looks terrible; Venom's personality isn't menacing enough), it's still a rousing conclusion to one of the best superhero trilogies to come along in years.
If you've picked up Spider-man 3 (Blu-ray) expecting to discover a world of new material, you won't. The presentation is simply carried over from the original single disc releases and 2-disc special edition (minus the bonus features). However, both the video transfer (2.40:1/1080p) and the audio mixes (LPCM 5.1 and TrueHD 5.1) are about as perfect as you're going to get in this format format. Bonus features include two commentaries (one with actors James Franco, Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Thomas Hayden Church and Bryce Dallas Howard; the second with producers Avi Arad, Grant Curtis, Laura Ziskin, F/X supervisor Scott Stokdyk, and editor Bob Murawski), a Snow Patrol music video, a blooper reel, and a photo gallery. The only "new" features -- and I use that term very loosely -- is an Ultraviolet Download (don't call it a digital copy) of the film, and $10 in movie cash for reboot coming to theaters this summer.
Spider-Man 3 is a movie I've revisited several times and have been (mostly) pleased at how well it holds up. Sam Raimi is a master storyteller and, while his work in the Wall Crawler's universe is over, it'll be fun to see what he does next. This triple dip of Spider-Man 3 on Blu-ray is just a quickie cash grab for the release of The Amazing Spider-Man, so unless you need a copy of it on your iPad or laptop, it's not worth your time.
A web-slinging wonder of story, acting, and VFX. Not Guilty!
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Scales of Justice
Video: 100
Audio: 100
Extras: 85
Acting: 90
Story: 88
Judgment: 88
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Studio: Sony
Video Formats:
* 2.35:1 Non-Anamorphic (1080p)
Audio Formats:
* TrueHD 5.1 Surround (English)
* Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (French)
* Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (Portuguese)
* Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (Spanish)
* Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (Thai)
* PCM 5.1 Surround (English)
* English
* English (SDH)
* Cantonese
* Hebrew
* Korean
* Mandarin
* Portuguese
* Spanish
* Thai
Running Time: 139 Minutes
Release Year: 2007
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13
Distinguishing Marks
* Commentaries
* Blooper Reel
* Music Video
* Photo Gallery
* Ultraviolet Download
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For years, they've been trying to make a "Beverly Hills Cop" reboot and/or sequel happen without much developing, but at the end of 2013 there was a ray of light. Eddie Murphy officially came back, Brett Ratner got attached to direct the project (again), and it was all systems go at Paramount. And now they're feeling bold enough to set a release date.
The studio has slated the new "Beverly Hills Cop" for March 25, 2016. Huzzah! And those are all the details at the moment. Previously, reports have said the film will find Axel Foley "returning to his Detroit roots," and while Ratner at one point in the past really wanted to go hard-R. "It's a reinvention," he said back in 2009 which the project was sorta kicking around. "I'm going to reintroduce it to a contemporary audience. I'm going to take the best of the first two films and put it into the new one." Probably wise to avoid talking about "Beverly Hills Cop III."
And that's fine and everything, but if we don't see Judge Reinhold in this, then this reboot is dead to us. Just kidding, but seriously, give that dude a call, Ratner. [The Wrap]


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The second annual Montclair Film Festival in New Jersey has announced its 2013 lineup.
Running from April 29th to May 5th, the festival is curated by Thom Powers, who programs the Toronto International Film Festival's International Documentary area, the Miami International Film Festival and runs the IFC Center's weekly doc series Stranger than Fiction.
Montclair's opening night selection is Morgan Neville's "Twenty Feet from Stardom" -- which was also the opening night doc at this year's Sundance -- a film profiling various underdog back-up singers who have performed onstage with bands such as the Rolling Stones and Talking Heads (more about the film, picked up by RADiUS-TWC, here).
hailing from Sundance is Montclair's centerpiece "In a World," the
feature film directorial debut of Lake Bell, who stars as a vocal coach
with aspirations of becoming a voiceover star. Read Indiewire's interview with triple-threat Bell here.
Other films on the docket include Noah Baumbach's festival darling "Frances Ha," slated for a mid-May theatrical release in the US (read TOH's Berlin review and watch clips here). Also screening is the Werner Herzog and Errol Morris co-production "The Act of Killing," Joshua Oppenheimer's experimental doc about Indonesian death squad leaders (read TOH's post about the film's backstory here).Visit the festival's official site for the complete lineup.