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Life Arts: John Gibson tends his garden
His letter sounded dire. In April, Live Arts artistic director John Gibson sent out a plea for money because the theater company was so strapped, it was on the verge of laying off employees.
The precarious financial situation was brought home when Live Arts had to charge for the champagne that opening night audiences had traditionally swilled for free. Quelle horreur.
And with Live Arts' new home– the $3.6-million City Center for Contemporary Arts– under construction on Water Street, local theater watchers wondered if the ambitious company had bitten off too much financially.
Gibson pooh-poohs that notion. "We've raised $3 million and change," he says, adding that he's not worried about coming up with the rest. Live Arts is still on schedule to move into its new facility in September, with its debut set for Halloween weekend.
Like nonprofits around the country in general and arts organizations in particular, Live Arts has suffered from dwindling donations. "It's been a tough year, no doubt," Gibson admits. "There were difficult months of few contributions and lower numbers at the box office. It was a tough winter economically."
And in Live Arts' 13 years, "we've never sent out an appeal like that."
The good news is that the contributions came flooding in by the hundreds, most around $25 adding up to almost $20,000. "The response was profoundly gratifying," Gibson says.
When he moved here in December 1991 to an apartment at 500 Court Square, Gibson had no idea that Live Arts existed only a block away and that his life would become so entwined with it. "We had no prospects, no connections," he recalls.
Gibson's first acting job was in the Boone, North Carolina, summer classic Horn in the West at the age of eight. "My mother wanted to get me out of the house," he says. From there, he acted in everything he could, from commercials to dinner theater.
At Catawba College, drama students were responsible for all the production chores, and the young thespian discovered the joys of being behind the scenes. "I have extreme stage fright even after 30 years," he confesses.
It was while working as stage manager for Theatre West Virginia ("homegrown and proud of it") that Gibson met his long-time partner, Joe Barker. And it was after driving a Ryder truck in the snow to load and unload for a production in a school cafeteria that Gibson realized the road life wasn't for him. "It helped me understand I was happiest in a community," he says.
Gibson tried to break away from Charlottesville in 1995 and headed to San Francisco. "I still felt too young to commit to a city," he says. But it was the small-city charms that drew him back.
As artistic director of a new theater, and a new homeowner– with a garden of his own– Gibson has definitely put down roots.
And as for those dreary money matters, he's optimistic. "Charlottesville is a pie that keeps growing," he says. And he promises that at Halloween when Live Arts debuts in its new theater, Charlottesville will see "an old friend in a new setting."
Age: 37
What brought you here? My partner and I had the financial freedom (just once in our lives) to move anywhere we wanted, and after studying and visiting, we chose Charlottesville. I have never regretted that decision.
What's worst about living here? August. I wilt.
Favorite hangout? My garden.
Most overrated virtue? Moderation. Excess has been very good to me.
What would people be surprised to know about you? Long list of (mostly benign) obsessive compulsive behaviors... painfully shy... facility for rapid simple math. I'm like Rain Man with coping skills.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? I would never have started smoking.
What accomplishment are you proudest of? 16 years with Joe Barker.
What do people find most annoying about you? Loud laugh? Quick temper? Short attention span? What was the question?
Whom do you admire? Local heroes make C'ville great: Peppy Linden (Discovery Museum), David Simpson (C&O), Fred Boyce (Prism), Gerry Newman (A.B.C.), Mike Friend (WNRN), Sandy McAdams (Daedalus), Judith Gary (Virginia Consort), Ann Porotti (Vinegar Hill).
Favorite book? Whatever is on my bedside. Right now: One Man's Garden by Henry Mitchell, The Sounds of Poetry by Robert Pinsky, and At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'Neill.
What subject causes you to rant? Unkindness. The least we can do is treat others as we would wish to be treated. I am most angry with myself when I lose sight of this basic principle.
What thrills you about life in the 21st century? Aerolatte milk frother, artandculture.com, online weather radar loops, Nest magazine, Rhodia notepads, Rufus Wainwright.
What creeps you out about life in the 21st century? The gap between haves and have-nots; Thomas Kinkade: America's Favorite Artist; color-coded terror alert levels; Altoid strips; Anna Nicole Smith.
What do you drive? Nothing if I can help it. Living and working downtown is the perfect lifestyle, except for the lack of a grocery store.
What's in your car CD player right now? Nina Simone I'm still in mourning.
What's your next journey? This August will be my sixth year in a row in (cool, misty, arts-infested) Edinburgh, Scotland. I work very hard while I'm there helping to manage the American High School Theatre Festival, but I also see the best (or most) of world art.
What's the most trouble you've ever gotten in? I'm not answering this one... I don't know enough about statutes of limitations.
What do you regret? English as my only language.
Favorite comfort food? Raisin bread toast and chamomile tea
What's always in your refrigerator? Silk soy creamer
Must-see TV? So Graham Norton, Mother Angelica Live, South Park
Favorite cartoon? Any Chuck Jones for Warner Brothers
Describe a perfect day. Brunch in the garden, lots of friends, swimming in the afternoon, long nap, and at night, theater someone else made.
Walter Mitty fantasy? I'm living it. I get to make theater with smart, talented people in a community I am passionate about and then go home to my love, a good dog, and a garden with a potting shed.
Who'd play you in the movie? People often say John Malkovich, but I don't see it. My choice would be Shelley Winters, circa The Poseidon Adventure.
Most embarrassing moment? In college, woke from a nap, pulled on jeans, ran late to the dining hall, got tray, heard laughter, saw pointing, looked down to see the underwear that had been in pants leg wrapped around my shoe, dragging behind me.
Best advice you ever got? Shut up and listen. I strive to take that advice more often.
Favorite bumper sticker? Live Arts: Forging Theater and CommunityRead more on: john gibsonLive Arts


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"The Lion King has won more than 70 major awards worldwide, including the 1998 Tony Award and NY Drama Critics Award for Best Musical, The 1999 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album, and the 1999 Lawerence Oliver Awards for Best Choreography and Best Costume Design. Julie Taymor (Director) was the first woman in theatrical history to win the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical…"
Music and Lyrics for The Lion King are by world-renowned recording artist, Grammy Winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Elton John and sensational lyricist Tim Rice. Additional music and lyrics are by Grammy Winner Hans Zimmer. Zimmer has also composed for numerous Oscar nominated movies including Gladiator, Driving Miss Daisy, Thin Red Line and Black Hawk Down. The three wrote the score for the feature film Disney's The Lion King, released in 1994. The movie won an Academy Award for Best Original Score.
The Tony Nominated Book was written by Roger Allers. Allers has worked with Disney since 1988 and has been involved in the structure of dozens of popular Disney movies including Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid. Working in association with Allers is Irene Mecchi. Mecchi has also been instrumental in the world of Disney animated features having co-wrote Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Hercules.
Before entering the theatre, it was my good fortune to get to meet newcomer actress Monique Lee's (Young Nala) family. They could not have been more thrilled to see their daughter and sister in the production for the first time. This really set the tone for the whole evening! Everyone, whether their first time seeing The Lion King, or if seasoned veterans, was ecstatic about seeing this newChicago cast.
The cast features performances by Anthony Crane as Scar (Ugly Betty, CSI, Frasier), Dionne Randolph as Mufassa, Brenda Mhlongo as Rafiki, Nick Cordileone as Timon (Step Up 2), Tony Freeman as Zazu (Law and Order, Law and Order SVU), Ben Lipitz as Pumba (The Sopranos, Law and Order), NYU Graduate Adam Jacobs as Simba, Syndee Winters (former NY Knicks dancer, performances with Jordin Sparks and Rhianna) as Nala, Omari Tau as Banzai, Monica L. Patton as Shenzi, Monique Lee as Young Nala and Kolton Stewart as Young Simba.
Each and every aspect of this performance was astounding and amazing! The costumes and puppets alone are simply mind blowing! At The Lion King, there is an elephant that is 11 feet tall (he walks through the audience at the start of the show!), and over 200 puppets featuring 25 different kinds of animals and birds. Responsible for these creations are Costumer Designer J ulie Taymor and Mask and Puppet Co-Designer Michael Curry.
Favorite song and dance numbers (choreographed by Tony Award Winner Garth Fagan) included Circle of Life, I Just Can't Wait to Be King and Hakuna Matata.
The power of The Lion King cannot be matched and it's certain to be the most fun you have this year! In Chicago for a limited 13 week engagement, hurry to pick up your tickets today! You won't want to miss any of the magic!
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The RDO is an anti-discrimination law enacted in July 2008 to protect people against discrimination, harassment and vilification on the ground of their race. Under the RDO, it is unlawful to discriminate, harass or vilify a person on the ground of his/her race. The RDO has come into operation since 10 July 2009.
Currently, ethnic minorities constitute about 5% of Hong Kong's population. Unfamiliarity with other people's customs, culture and language may give rise to prejudices and stereotypes against people of other racial groups. At times, these prejudices lead to discrimination, harassment and vilification.Hong Kong has an obligation under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) to prohibit and eliminate racial discrimination. Hong Kong also has an obligation under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) to guarantee that the rights enunciated in the Covenant will be exercised without discrimination of any kind as to race or other status.[1] The RDO makes it unlawful to engage in less favourable treatments based on race, racial harassment and vilification. With the RDO in place, people of different races can live and work as one community, which in turn will enrich Hong Kong's culture and enhance its competitiveness in the international arena.
According to RDO, race in relation to a person means the race, colour, descent, national or ethnic origin of the person. Racial group means a group of persons identified by reference to race, colour, descent, national or ethnic origin. References to a person's racial group refer to any racial group into which the person falls.[2]
Religion itself is not race. A group of people defined by reference to religion is not a racial group under the RDO. RDO does not apply to discrimination on the ground of religion. However, some requirements or conditions relating to religion may indirectly discriminate against certain racial groups, and when this is so the RDO may apply.[3]
In general terms, racial discrimination is about treating people less favorably on the basis of their race.
There are two forms of racial discrimination: direct and indirect.[4]
Direct discrimination occurs when a person is treated less favourably than another under comparable circumstances because of his/her or his/her near relative's race. It is also direct discrimination to segregate a person on the basis of his/her race. Example: A person of Pakistani origin who speaks fluent Cantonese and has adopted a Chinese name applies by telephone for the job of salesperson and is invited for an interview. But, because his appearance indicates that he is of Pakistani origin, when he turns up for the interview he is falsely told that someone else has already been hired and the interview is declined. This is less favourable treatment on the ground of race if another job seeker, not of Pakistani origin, was not declined. This is an unlawful act under the RDO.
Indirect discrimination occurs when a same requirement (rule, policy, practice, criterion or procedure) or condition, which cannot be justified on non-racial grounds, is applied equally on people of different races but which has an unfair effect on a particular group because (i) only a small proportion of people from that racial group can meet that requirement compared to the proportion of people of other racial groups, and/or (ii) the condition is to the detriment of the persons of that particular group because they cannot meet it. Example: A blanket ban on beards for health and safety reasons in a food packaging factory is a requirement or condition that indirectly discriminates against ethnic groups such as Sikhs (who, by their custom, have to keep a beard), when compared to other racial groups, if information shows that the blanket ban is not justifiable, for example, because face masks could be used satisfactorily to meet health and safety standards.
Racial discrimination also occurs by way of victimization if a person treats another person less favourably than other people because that person or a third person has done an act protected under the RDO, such as making or planning to make a race discrimination complaint, taking legal action, acting as witness against race discrimination or helping somebody else to do so. Example: A manager of Nepalese origin is discriminated against by way of victimization if he complains that he was paid less annual bonus than another manager of Chinese origin on the ground of race, and the company decides to dismiss him by reason that he makes this complaint.[5]
If a person engages in an unwelcome, abusive, insulting or offensive behavior because of another person's or his/her near relative's race, which makes him feel threatened, humiliated or embarrassed then it is racial harassment. Racial harassment can be in any form—physical, visual, verbal or non-verbal—and even a single incident may constitute racial harassment. It also occurs if a person creates a racially hostile environment for another person because of his/her or his/her near relative's race. Racial harassment is unlawful under the law. Example: Engaging in name calling, which people of certain racial groups may find offensive or impolite, or using a disparaging or offensive tone when communicating with people on the ground of their race could be racial harassment.[6]
It refers to an intimidating work environment created by a racially prejudiced unwelcome conduct or behaviour towards a person that interferes with his/her work performance. The behaviour does not need to be directly or consciously targeted at the particular person. Example: Display of graffiti or slogans or other objects offensive to certain racial groups could constitute a racially hostile environment.[7]
It is an activity in public which incites hatred, serious contempt for, or severe ridicule of a person because of his/her race. Any racist incitement involving threat of physical harm to persons or their property or premises is considered serious vilification and is liable for fine to a maximum of $100,000 and imprisonment for a maximum of two years.[8]
The RDO offers protection in several areas, including the following:[9]
Yes, the RDO applies to all employers in Hong Kong except where their employees work wholly or mainly outside Hong Kong. However, there is a grace period during which RDO sections 10(1) and 10(2) (provisions which make discrimination under the RDO in employment unlawful) do not apply to employers who employ no more than five employees during the grace period. Please refer to Code of Practice on Employment under the RDO for details of the grace period.[10]
The RDO provides the following exceptions under which the decisions made because of, or having an impact on, race would not be unlawful.[11]
An employer cannot deny somebody a job interview or position just because of his/her race. The employer would have to prove that proficiency in reading Chinese language is a justifiable job requirement if he/she rejects a candidate on this ground. Otherwise, it could constitute discrimination.
It is unlawful for a service provider to refuse to provide goods, services or facilities on the ground of a person's race. It is also unlawful for an educational establishment to deny admission to, or expel a student, because of his/her race.[12]
There is no requirement under the law to translate information materials into ethnic minority languages. However, in the interest of promoting racial harmony, service providers and employers should put in place an effective method of communication and apply equal treatment to all, if their clients/employees come from the non-Chinese speaking communities and may need to translate certain essential information (such as health and safety).
A requirement that all employees or students cannot wear a turban may be indirectly discriminatory against Sikhs, who cannot in practice comply with it, because they believe they would be losing their identity if they are not allowed to wear their turbans. However, if the condition is placed because the employees/students will have to wear a protective headgear in repair workshops, construction sites or vocational training class for safety reasons to protect them from the risk of injury then it may not constitute discrimination.[13]
You are encouraged to adopt the practices recommended for promoting racial equality in the Code of Practice on Employment under the RDO.[14]
You can take one or more of the following options:
It is important to record the incident immediately and as fully as possible after it has happened to ensure accuracy and strength of your case if you decide to lodge a complaint or take legal action.
A complaint must be submitted in writing and addressed to the EOC. Complaints can be submitted online, or through mail, facsmile, electronic mail or in person. For the purpose of verifying identity, aggrieved person and/or a representative of aggrieved person must provide a copy of his/her valid identity document to the EOC. If you have difficulties in preparing a complaint in writing, please contact the EOC Office. Our staff will understand the reasons of your difficulties and your need so as to consider providing assistance accordingly.
You can either lodge it yourself or appoint a representative to do it on your behalf. You can either do it individually or in a group.
You should do it within 12 months of the occurrence of the incident if you wish to lodge a complaint with the EOC and two years if you decide to take legal proceedings in the District Court.
Complaints must include:
Upon receipt of the complaint the EOC will first notify the respondent(s) about the complaint. Responses are then made available to the complainant. Witness statements are taken and pertinent materials gathered to determine if the case should proceed to conciliation or be discontinued. All information gathered during the investigation stage is kept confidential from third parties but may be used in court proceedings.
Conciliation is the process through which different parties are brought together to look for ways to resolve the dispute. Conciliation looks for common ground to help resolve the matter to the satisfaction of both parties so that both can move beyond the dispute. As the conciliation process allows for both parties in the dispute to have their say, it is possible for each side to come to a better understanding of the other's position. This can help to eliminate misunderstandings based on incorrect assumptions or information and to achieve a real change in attitude. All information gathered in the conciliation process is kept confidential and is not made available to court proceedings. Conciliation is a voluntary process.
Generally, an officer of the EOC will act as the conciliator, who will assist both parties to examine the issues that led to the complaint, identify points of agreement and negotiate a settlement to the dispute. The settlement agreement is equivalent to a contract and is legally binding. Conciliation is a completely voluntary process and the EOC does not act as an advocate for either side. It maintains impartiality throughout the process to help the parties resolve their problems. The terms of settlement depends on the nature of the dispute. It could be in the form of reappointment to the job, promotion, transfer, letter of apology, enactment of equal opportunities polices or financial settlement. Please read the EOC brochure "What is Conciliation" for additional information.
The EOC is required by the law to investigate into complaints. The decision to conciliate any cases is based on the findings of the investigation. The EOC will decide not to conduct or discontinue investigation if:
If the conciliation fails, the complainant can apply to the EOC for legal assistance to take the matter to court. Legal assistance could include legal advice, representation by the EOC's lawyers, legal representation by outside lawyers or another form of assistance the EOC considers appropriate. The decision to provide assistance or not is taken by a committee of the EOC. Alternatively, the complainants can also take the matter to the Court themselves and initiate legal proceedings.For further information, please contact:
Equal Opportunities Commission16/F., 41 Heung Yip Road,Wong Chuk Hang, Hong KongTel: 2511 8211Website: http://www.eoc.org.hk
[1]ICESCR applies to HKSAR by virtue of Article 39 of the Basic law [2]Pease refer to RDO Section 8 and Chapter 2 of the Code of Practice on Employment under the RDO for more details [3]Please refer to RDO Section 8 and Chapter 2 of the Code of Practice on Employment under the RDO [4]Please refer to RDO Section 4 and Chapter 6 of the Code of Practice on Employment under the RDO [5]Please refer to RDO Section 6 and Chapter 6 of the Code of Practice on Employment under the RDO [6]Please refer to RDO Section 7 and Chapter 6 of the Code of Practice on Employment under the RDO [7]Please refer to RDO Section 7 and Chapter 6 of the Code of Practice on Employment under the RDO [8]Please refer to RDO Sections 45 and 46 and Chapter 6 of the Code of Practice on Employment under the RDO [9]Please refer to RDO Sections 10, 15, 17-22, 24-29, 34-36, 38-39 and Chapter 3 of the Code of Practice on Employment under the RDO [10]Please refer to RDO Section10 and Chapter 3 of the Code of Practice on Employment under the RDO [11]Please refer to RDO Sections 11-14, 23, 30-33, 37, 40 and Chapter 6 of the Code of Practice on Employment under the RDO [12]Please refer to RDO section 26-27 [13]Please refer to illustration 12 of Chapter 6 of the Code of Practice on Employment under the RDO [14]Please refer to Chapter 5 of the of the Code of Practice on Employment under the RDO
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One defector from Hoeryong said she had a work friend with large breasts who often ate chives because she'd heard they make your boobs smaller. She added that she was surprised upon learning that women in the South actually have operations to make their breasts bigger.
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In interview after interview, black men and women talked about their fears of random stops while driving in the city, as well as in neighboring municipalities.
Marcus White, an acquaintance of Brown who works for a moving company, said he frequently has to spend the night in his employer's office because he can't find anyone to drive him home to Ferguson.
"They'll tell me, 'I don't go past Goodfellow,' " he said, referencing one of the streets near the line that separates the county of St. Louis from the city of the same name.
Many here have their own catalogue of towns that they dare not drive through. They sketch long, circuitous routes to avoid the small areas where they feel most targeted, a concern buttressed by statistics that show far higher numbers of traffic stops involving African Americans than whites in the St. Louis suburbs.
"More than four people in the car, they're going to pull you over," said Earl Lee Jr., a 41-year-old warehouse worker who lives in a nearby suburb. "Tint on your windows, they're going to pull you over. Too early in the morning, they think you're up to something. Too late, they think you're up to something. When are you supposed to drive?"
Did you see what they said? Marcus White has to find someone white to drive him home at night or sleep at work to avoid getting pulled over by the cops. When is the last time you had to weigh those options? I think I can pretty safely guess never.
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Crossband Repeater Systems and Public Safety Interoperability
By the National Institute of Justice
Key points:
– Crossband repeater systems provide voice interoperability by receiving a radio transmission on one agency's frequency, and rebroadcasting the audio to one or more other agencies on their respective frequencies.
– There are two basic approaches to receiving and transmitting radio calls in a crossband repeater system: over-the-air or via a telephone connection.
A critical issue facing public safety today is the inability to establish direct radio-to-radio communication with other agencies when responding to critical incidents (see the Executive Technology Brief on Communications Interoperability). One approach to addressing this challenge is through crossband repeater systems. Such systems can range from simple mobile repeaters to complex gateway communications systems. They are all based on the general principle of using a system that receives a radio transmission on one frequency and transmits the audio to one or more other agencies using the frequencies of the other agencies' radio channels. (The term "crossband" indicates that these devices most commonly are used to rebroadcast a transmission in a different frequency band; however, such devices can also rebroadcast within the same frequency band. The concept of operation is basically the same regardless of whether the rebroadcast frequency is within the same band or in a different band.)
The simplest crossband repeater system is a two-channel crossband repeater. These devices connect two radios operating at different frequencies. As shown below, (1) transmissions are received on one frequency, (2) routed to the transmitter at the second frequency, and (3) rebroadcast. This is known as a connection between the radios. Each radio is set to a specific channel of that agency's system, which determines the actual frequency on which a transmission is broadcast. Some agencies use crossband repeaters in cars to link handheld radios that operate at one frequency (e.g., VHF) with car-mounted radios that operate at a different frequency (e.g., HF). Crossband repeaters are also used to link VHF systems with UHF systems.
Crossband repeater interconnect systems expand this capability to receive transmissions at any of several frequencies, and rebroadcast audio on one or more other radio systems operating at other frequencies. Connections can be made among three or more radio channels, for a "conference call" capability. Multiple connections can also be made concurrently (e.g., there is a connection between Agencies A and B, and at the same time there is a separate connection between Agencies C and D).
Crossband repeater interconnect systems can be deployed in mobile units, which is useful when multiple agencies are responding to a critical incident (such as a natural disaster, fire/explosion, or major planned event.) Radios for each responding agency are connected to the repeater interconnect system, allowing connections to be established among the responding agencies.
Repeater interconnect systems can also be established as part of a fixed communications infrastructure. The advantage of this approach is that it provides an ability to establish a connection without requiring the interconnect system to be deployed. This is an important capability for events that require immediate interoperability, such as a vehicle pursuit. A fixedsite system also can be used to support response to incidents listed in the preceding paragraph.
There are two basic approaches to fixed-site interconnection systems. The difference in the approaches is how the transmissions arrive/leave the interconnect system. One approach is over-the-air through radios that are connected to the interconnect system. This approach is similar to the mobile approach discussed above, but with the interconnect mounted in a fixed location and using existing communications infrastructure (repeaters, antenna sites).
The alternative approach involves connection with the central crossband device via landlines. Each agency connects to a central processing site via dedicated telephone lines, which connect the radio systems of the participating agencies. When one agency requests connection to another, the patch is made at the central hub connecting the dedicated circuits. Once connected, each agency dispatch center can link the circuit to a specific channel of the agency's radio system. Once these connections are made by each agency, officers of the agencies can communicate directly in the field without requiring relay of information by dispatchers.
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Apple iPad is on track to drive worldwide demand for NAND flash memory in media tables at least through 2015, according to a report released today by IHS iSuppli.
In 2010, Apple surpassed HP and all other equipment manufacturers to become the world's largest consumer of semiconductor technology, largely because of the popularity of its mobile devices. That year, Apple purchased $17.5 billion worth of semiconductors compared to $9.7 billion in 2009.
Apple's recent acquisition of Israel-based solid-state drive (SSD) manufacturer Anobit Technologies will give the company a significant technological boost in the mobile market, and could yield huge cost savings.
According to IHS iSuppli, Apple's iPad in 2011 accounted for a whopping 78% of global gigabyte shipments of NAND flash for use in media tablets. That was down from 92% in 2010, when it had the market largely to itself for most of the year.
Despite an uptick by competitors this year, Apple will continue to dominate tablet NAND purchasing in 2012, with a 72% share of flash gigabyte shipments. By 2015, Apple will continue to account for a majority of tablet NAND purchasing, at 58%, according to IHS iSuppli.
Apple last week unveiled a new iPad with a higher-resolution screen and 4G LTE wireless capabilities. That model is due to arrive in retail stores on Friday, March 16, and pre-orders have already sold out.
"Apple's continued domination of the sales of NAND flash for media tablets reflects not only the iPad's commanding market share lead, but its extensive memory usage," Dee Nguyen, a memory analyst at HIS, said in a statement. "The iPad employs a larger density of NAND than its competitors. Because of this, Apple's iPad will continue to drive the growth of NAND sales in the tablet market for the next several years."
While the iPad may be leading the market for NAND consumption, its appetite for the other major type of semiconductor memory, DRAM, has been more restrained.
The first iPad used just 2Gbits of mobile DRAM. The iPad 2 doubled that to 4Gbits, still lower than most competitors devices -- even smartphones. The iPad 3 is expected to double the amount of DRAM use again, to 8Gbits, largely because of the higher-resolution display. By contrast, Android tablets this year will use on average 16Gbit of DRAM.
"Apple has been able to limit the amount of DRAM usage in the iPad because its iOS operating system and hardware are designed in tandem and optimized for each other," Mike Howard, an analyst for DRAM & memory at IHS, said. "Android, however, doesn't enjoy this luxury. As a result, many Android handsets and tablets shipped with 8Gbits of DRAM in 2011."
Meanwhile, by 2015, media tablets will account for 17% of global NAND shipments, up from 9% last year.
Shipments of NAND flash for all media tablets is expected to surge to 16.3 petabytes by 2015, a 10-fold jump from shipments of 1.6 petabytes in 2011.
The iPad 3 offers the same storage configurations as its predecessor, with 16GB, 32GB and 64GB options; Apple charges $100 for each storage increment, with pricing of $499, $599 and $699, respectively. The average NAND density of the iPad is expected to grow 9.4% in 2012 to 33.8GB per unit.
At the same time, demand for competing high-end media tablets has been tepid, IHS iSuppli said. Non-Apple tablets that have seen the most success have generally been lower-end models, where NAND memory densities are considerably smaller. Those tablets tend to be attractive to consumers priced out of the Apple market.
This year, the average NAND flash density in those lower-end devices will be 20.2GB, according to IHS iSuppli. That accounts for only 3.2% of global NAND demand.
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Following Monday night's presidential debate, President Barack Obama made it clear that he doesn't want his daughters - or anyone's children, listening to Donald Trump.
Obama joined the Steve Harvey Morning Show Wednesday, where he discussed his disdain for Trump's comments on women.
"You have somebody who basically insulted women," he said, "And then doubled down in terms of how he talks about them, and talks about their weight, and talks about how they look instead of the content of their character and their capabilities."
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During Monday's debate, the Republican candidate's history of sexist comments came up. During the exchange, Trump said that most of his sexist comments have been directed at Rosie O'Donnell, whom he's had a feud with for years. He said O'Donnell deserved the barbs he hurled which included calling her fat, a pig and a slob.
"[He is] not somebody I want in the Oval Office that my daughters are listening to and that sons are listening to," Obama said. "And so, across the board you've got somebody who appears to only care about himself."
The president continued to voice his support for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, listing issues the pair share a passion for, including reforming the criminal justice system and ensuring all children in the United States have ample opportunity to succeed.
"I know Hillary, I've seen her work," he said. "She is capable, tough, does her homework, cares about the same things I care about."
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Review: "Frankenweenie" resurrects the old Tim Burton
Tim Burton, the distinctive filmmaker beloved for mixing quirky and macabre with innocent and heartfelt, has been in a creative free fall.
His 2010 version of "Alice in Wonderland" was a commercial success, but the rabbit hole it sent us down was far from dreamy. This summer's "Dark Shadows" was even worse, thanks to a batty script and erratic direction.
So, what a pleasure to see that the Burton we know and love is back.
"Frankenweenie" opens in theaters Friday.
His latest endeavor, the playful and sweetly weird "Frankenweenie," is a welcome return to form for Burton, who helmed such iconic films as "Beeetlejuice" and "Edward Scissorhands."
Using imaginative and impressive puppets to bring characters to life, Burton crams the new stop-motion animated film with his favorite themes -- the pain of ostracization, a celebration of differences and a love for old movies -- then weaves those elements into the framework of James Whale's "Frankenstein" film from 1931.
He tinkers with the classic story quite a bit. The protagonist, a lonely boy named Victor (voice of Charlie Tahan), revives his beloved dead pooch, Sparky, after it was nailed by a car. The Mary Shelley-inspired storyline gives Burton a chance to cut loose with a crazy monster mash-up finale and a rather bold message that heralds scientific advances when used for the right reasons.
In more ways than one, the lusciously animated black-and-white production -- shot to affectionately mirror the texture of old horror flicks -- signals Burton's return to his roots.
"Frankenweenie" expands on his same-titled, live-action Disney short from 1984. The redo, while not as innovative as "The Nightmare Before Christmas" -- which he co-wrote and produced -- reminds us how weirdly charming and captivating the director can be.
As usual, Burton runs into some of the problems that have always plagued him. The pacing -- especially at the beginning -- isn't always smooth, and the 3-D adds nothing except an inflated ticket price.
Mostly, though, this is a rebound, with Burton and co-screenwriter John August ("Dark Shadows") mining familiar themes played out in his best films -- "Ed Wood" and "Edward Scissorhands."
Certainly, it looks terrific. Burton and his team of animators have stylishly captured the '70s-era burbs. Their small town of New Holland, a place where all the kids look like they're love children of Edward Gorey, is a feast for the eyes. But be warned: Some of what they've dreamed up is ghoulish, so parents should think twice about taking young children.
However, if dark and twisted is how you like your Burton movies, you're in luck. There are quirky misfits aplenty, a standout being the serious blonde "Weird Girl" who believes the poop of her kitty, Mr. Whiskers, portends the future. There are also numerous clever movie references. Martin Short and Catherine O'Hara deserve props for each voicing three characters, including Victor's parents.
Add in an East European science teacher, Mr. Rzykruski (Martin Landau, deadpan hilarious as a Vincent Price clone), who considers Americans idiots for fearing science, a mob of angry parents, and a potential romance for Victor with the visiting niece (Winona Ryder) of the town's bulb-bellied mayor, and you have a gallery of distinct characters that deserve a Burton copyright.
They all make for silly, amusing company to keep and, like the film itself, inspire hope that Burton is just as poised to bounce back for his next live-action feature.
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Rating: PG (thematic elements, scary images and action)
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- Colouring Medium: ProMarkers
- DP: Part of a craft pack from Lidl
- Card: Joanna Sheen Elegance Ice White 300gsm and green card from stash
- Stamps: Sentiment from a HobbyArt
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"O Lord, now I have heard your report,
and I worship you in awe." (Habakkuk 3:2a LB)
If you want
to hear God speak, then worship God.
In other
words, thank him for being a part of your life and for being interested in the
details of your life. Thank him for answering your prayers: "O Lord, now I have heard your report, and I
worship you in awe" (Habakkuk
3:2a LB). God gives you a vision. God gives you a dream. You know what
God wants you to do, so now you thank him for answering your prayer. That's
part of worshiping God.
What I want
you to do is to stop seeing your prayers as a monologue and start seeing them
for what they truly are: a dialogue. Prayer is a conversation with God. God hears
you when you pray, and he answers you when you ask questions. He wants to talk
to you every day. If you will faithfully talk to God every day throughout the
day, it will revolutionize your life.
Now, you
can't hear God until you know God, and there are three levels of knowing God:
recognition, acquaintance, and friendship. You may be at the recognition level;
you know God is there, but you don't really know him. Or, you may be at the
acquaintance level; you know God a little bit, but you don't know him very
God wants you
to live at the friendship level. He wants to be your friend, and he wants you
to be his friend. God wants you to talk with him all the time.
Talk It Over
Pray this
prayer today: "Dear God, I'm amazed that you would want me for a friend. I
really want to learn to have conversations with you. Help me to spend time with
you every day. Thank you that you care about every detail of my life. Jesus, I
want to know you more and more every day, and I want to depend on you for
guidance in my job, my family, my future, and in every other area of my life. I
invite you to be the manager of my life, my Lord and Savior, as I follow you
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Jay-Z's American Gangster
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Jay-Z continues his comeback with another studio recording, his tenth to date. "American Gangster" is not a soundtrack to the film block-buster film starring Denzel Washington, but was inspired by the film.
Jay-Z had seen the film several weeks before crafting the CD. The film itself is set in the backdrop of a 1970s drug-infested Harlem, which saw the rise of several drug kingpins including Frank Lucas, who was probably the most successful.
In the CD, "Pray," which features Beyonce is heavily driven by strings, reminiscent of Curtis Mayfield's productions of that era. In "American Dreaming" Jay-Z offers his account of why so many are drawn into drug dealing: "Mama forgive me, should be thinkin' bout Harvard/But that's too far away, niggas are starving/Ain't nothin' wrong with aim, just gotta change the target."
Lil Wayne drops in on "Hello Brooklyn" with his distinctive Southern diction.
"No Hook," raw and rugged, Jay-Z lyrically hypnotizes listeners with more tales of hustling. "Roc Boys" is definitely a highlight; one of the many produced by Diddy and his crew the "Hitmen." Then comes the Blaxploitation sound-inspired "Sweet" which borrows from Isaac Hayes' "Do Your Thing" with congas and bongos sprinkled in the background.
One of Jay-Z's favorite producers, Neptunes, featured on this CD. They handled "Party Life" with a mellow vibe that is driven by some live drum sounds. Jay kicks off by saying welcoming the 70s, and taking listeners back to that era.
Neptunes also produced "Blue Magic" which also featured Pharrell Williams—it's a typical Pharrell production that displays the virtues of the minimalist approach when putting together the beats.
Nas also appears on this CD in "Success." Jay-Z still as cocky as ever, declares, "I got watches I haven't seen in months, apartment at the Trump I've only slept in once." As if to validate this CD "American Gangster" took Curtis Mayfield's "Short Eyes." Smart move, considering the Curtis Mayfield sound is the quintessence of 1970s R&B.
This CD is a good example of when a good artist gets truly inspired to produce something great. I believe Jay-Z came out of retirement just to make this CD. It uses the 70s sound intelligently while also staying true to the modern era.
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PHP is not a bad language (or at least not as bad as some may suggest). I had teachers that didn't even know PHP was object oriented until I told them. I've had clients that immediately distrust us when we say we are PHP developers and question us for not using chic languages and frameworks such as Django or RoR, or "enterprise and solid" languages such as Java and ASP.NET.
Facebook is built on PHP. There are plenty of solid projects that power the web like Joomla and Drupal that are used in the enterprise and governments. There are frameworks and libraries that have some of the best architectures I've seen across all languages (Symfony 2, Doctrine). PHP has the best documentation I've seen and a big community of professionals.
PHP has advanced OO features such as reflection, interfaces, let alone that PHP now supports horizontal reuse natively and cleanly through traits.
There are bad programmers and script kiddies that give PHP a bad reputation, but power the PHP community at the same time, and because it is so easy to get stuff done PHP you can often do things the wrong way, granted, but why blame the language?.
Now, to boil this down to an actual answerable question: what would be a good and solid and short and sweet argument to avoid being frowned upon and stop prejudice in one fell swoop and defend your honor when you say you are a PHP developer?.
(free cookie with teh whipped cream to those with empirical evidence of convincing someone —client or other— on the spot)
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P.P.S.: Facebook is written in PHP, compiled to C++ via HipHop and deployed on Hadoop. Here: http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/04/exclusive-a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-facebook-release-engineering/1/


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Jewish Women
Recreating Temple Veil
Wednesday, May 28, 2014 | Tsvi Sadan ISRAEL TODAY
For more than two years a small group of women have been attempting to recreate the veil that separated the Holy Place from the Holy of Holies in the Temple in Jerusalem.
"The women of the veil chamber," as they call themselves, have founded a little workshop in the biblical Samarian community of Shiloh that is filled with weaving devices and wool. Their attempt to weave the veil is in accordance with the commandment: "you shall make a veil woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen. It shall be woven with an artistic design of cherubim" (Ex. 26:31).
Learning how to weave the veil is another way of preparing for the day the Temple will be rebuilt.
But the task is almost beyond reach. Everything needs to be learned from scratch. The weaving techniques and the special six-cord threads required by the biblical text, the production of the correct blue, purple and scarlet dyes - all of these are lost arts.
The size of the veil itself, a single rag-like object measuring 20 meters high, 10 meters wide and 10 centimeters thick, is a project of immense complexity in and of itself. The making of the veil is therefore going to be a long learning process of trial and error.
One of the more unique challenges is to weave the faces of the cherubim so that it is an eagle face on one side of the veil and a bull's face on the other side. Another is the aforementioned production of the exotic colors needed for the veil. The scarlet is assumed to be made out of an oak aphid; the blue out of a special sea snail. The purple was also produced from animals, though no one knows for certain what animal.
While the project is beset by seemingly insurmountable obstacles already in its infancy, the women believe they will be able to produce a veil that will pass the scrutiny of the rabbis.
In addition to the "the women of the veil chamber," there is another group of women who for four years already have been producing the priestly garments needed for Temple worship, including special trousers, tunics, sashes and hats.
The making of the priest's clothing also required a learning process, but unlike the veil, these were fairly simple to produce. Since according the Jewish law a priest can perform his duties only if he is wearing his special priestly clothes, some who would fill this role are already acquiring the required garments and keeping them safely in their homes. These garments, which have to be tailor-made for each person, are sold at affordable prices to encourage as many Jews of priestly lineage as possible to buy them.
Some may see such activities as provocative. Others may see it as delusional. The weavers themselves believe that by getting involved in such a holy activity they are hastening the time of Israel's redemption. Whatever the case, at the very least one cannot but admire the desire to revive a lost enchanting art that for one reason or another continues to excite millions around the world.
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Almost one week ago I finally arrived in Sicily. Right out of the plane, my home land welcomed me with a warm sunny embrace, relaxing and comforting.
It has been a few years since I last visited my family during the summer season. I had forgotten the mood, the still atmosphere, the crave for that breeze in the evening, the blinding sun, the suffocating heat, the singing cicadas, the sleepy cats spread over the shadowy ground; I had forgotten the Sicilian summer symbolon.
Already the day after my arrival it was farmers' market day in my town. Sacrificing few hours of sleep, I joined my mother for a walk among the various stands. The day was sunny and not too warm; after a ride among the flock of innumerable cars all slowly approaching the city center with their occupant, we reached the market area. The first stalls to welcome us were those of clothes, shoes and other bric-a-brac. After finalizing few errands, we entered the food area inside the old soccer stadium.


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The narrow road into the cottage was interesting as it was not properly ploughed out, and the "slide all over the road" factor was high, but we all made it safely, including Bill-VA3WOW, who arrived from Belleville.
It really is amazing just how much longer it takes to do simple things in the cold weather, and with heavy gloves on.
It took a good five hours for the cottage to warm up to a comfortable level, but after seeing the photo's of Bob VA3RCS standing out in the cold operating I shall not complain…….because I know Bob would never let me forget it :-)
Don-VE3MNE made his normal field day supper...."Gilroy's Gourmet Road Kill Chilli", and as usual it was superb, Bill-VA3WOW contributed a very nice bottle of cabernet merlot, called "Cape One", it's a blend of Canadian and South African red wines and was outstanding.
Operating wise we made 70+ contacts, 35 on SSB, 1 on PSK31, and the remainder on CW. For the most part the daytime propagation on the bands went from "bad" to outright "bloody miserable". But on Saturday evening 160m was just hopping with CW signals, but no SSB was to be heard. George VE3SIQ operated 20m to good success, and Don VE3MNE and I operated 80m and 40m SSB and PSK.
We made a number of good DX contacts on Sunday morning including, EC2DX, Imanol in San Sabastian, Spain, YT1A, Vladan in Kraljevo, Serbia, PI4DX a club station in Walsoordeu, Netherlands, and IK6CWQ, Lou in Torrebecchia, Italy. We also completed a QRP CW contact to Paris, France, but I do not have the CW log to note the callsign.
|VE3MNE & VE3SIQ working the bands
The antennas all worked as advertised, so Bob-VA3RCS can share the glory :-)
|View over Leggat Lake
|VA3ORP setting up the "Blue Pill" vertical
Photo by VA3WOW
|VE3CLQ and VE3MNE checking out the digital station
Photo by VA3WOW
|View over the lake and the 80m OCF dipole
Photo by VA3WOW
|Another view of the digital station
Photo by VA3WOW


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The Dickens Festival has become a holiday tradition for many southern Utah families and visitors that usurers in the Christmas season. Held at the Dixie Center every year on the first Saturday in December and the three preceding days. One of the most unique features of this festival is they have had the same Santa Clause every year for the past 20 years. Families have delighted to see their children age while Jolly ol' St. Nick remains ageless as the first day they visited the toy maker.
Every hour there are local musicians, dance companies and singers performing on the various stages.
Two highlights of the festival are the one hour musical productions of Oliver and Scrooge. It is free to see the performances once you have paid your entrance to the festival at the main gate. Admission is always reasonable. And even if you are not going with any intention to shop the atmosphere is not something to miss.
This year's re-enactment of 19th Century London will take place in the beautiful Dixie Convention Center in St. George, Utah. The Festival is created to bring you the best selling experience of the year. Delighted guests will wind through narrow village streets as they shop for their gifts.
Guests will be amazed to see "Olde London Towne" come to life. Thousands of eager customers will attend and experience our magical holiday festival, then take home wonderful treasures, fond memories, and the spirit of Christmas…. Happy Christmas!
December 4-7, 2013 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Dixie Convention Center 1835 Convention Center Dr. St. George, UT 84790
$6 Adults
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IT in the Warehouse: Learning New SkillsBy Victoria Wheeler
IT in the Warehouse: Learning New Skills
Nearly 100 years ago, Henry Ford startled the world with his venture into the unknown and, in the process, established a base line for what has become the standard for industrial manufacturing. The simple Ford assembly line has now become the basis for massive productivity gains around the world.
The major difference is that in today's manufacturing facility, unlike in the facilities of Ford's era, parts to be assembled may come from across the world and are not generally housed in the manufacturing plant. In today's facility, as each product goes down the traditional assembly line, add-ons are queued up via advanced software programs that integrate the desired part in time with the position on the line. Thus, the procurement of the necessary part is a collaborative effort amongst suppliers, vendors, and the manufacturer. It requires warehousing/distribution and logistics coordination that are the heartbeat of the supply chain. Information Technology has become a necessity and advanced enterprise platforms enable a skilled workforce to make huge productivity gains via logistics.
As jobs in the manufacturing sector diminish, the need for trained and qualified personnel in the warehousing/distribution field is accelerating. It is estimated that there will be nearly 8 million jobs created in the supply chain field within the next 10 years. this is information was garnered through the MHIA - Material Handling Equipment Manufacturers Forecast, based on data from sources such as the members of the Material Handling Industry of America, the Department of Commerce and Global Insights. According to these data, many of these new workers will be using advanced technologies.
Warehouse Workers as Pros?
The net result is that today's warehouse and distribution employees aren't filling what we've come to consider day-laborer jobs or heavy-lifting positions. They are actually taking on important technology roles. The advances in automating warehouses and distribution centers to accommodate just-in-time manufacturing have delivered great productivity. The software used is now so integral to complex warehousing processes and task management that companies are seeking job applicants with knowledge of the technology. From the CIO perspective, new hires in operations should have hands-on experience with these software platforms.
It follows that employees trained in logistic optimization and use of these systems are gaining an advantage in the job hunt, especially in regions where distribution centers are being built. Companies are recognizing that these employees will need full computer and equipment knowledge to keep abreast of the technological advancements in the field of material handling.
To address this driving need, the Material Handling Education Foundation, Inc. in conjunction with the Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA) are advancing training programs at the high-school, technical & community college level across the nation. The Material Handling Industry of America is the international trade association that represents the manufacturers of the equipment, goods and services of the supply chain. Through donations of their products, the TCEP (Technical Career Education Program) is establishing laboratories in high schools and technical colleges to provide hands-on work experience to future workers. Member corporations of MHIA, such as RedPrairie, Yale Fork Truck, Hanel Storage, Unarco, and many others have donated their products -- such as rack, conveyors, fork trucks, computers and software -- to these labs.
Students learn in real production warehouses, such as the charitable First Book Program, which distributes hundreds of thousands of books to children to promote reading skills. Using warehouse management software, students learn complex concepts like task interleaving, dynamic slotting, automated business rules and supply chain analytics. Learning sophisticated concepts such as business analytics position students well for career growth, and could help employees broaden their careers when IT analytics systems are used in other areas of management.
Global Changes Create Regional Boom
The advancement of the expansion of the Panama Canal will realign receipt of goods within the United States. The need for major distribution centers in the Southeast United States is growing. For example, Amazon.com is building a warehouse in South Carolina that will create more than 1,200 jobs. Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida are among the states that will need trained personnel. With the collaborative efforts of MHIA, the Material Handling Education Foundation, local and national businesses, and school systems, the training laboratories established through the Technical Career Education Program will provide a platform for advancement of trained a workforce for the future.
It's not classic IT training, but with all the talk of business alignment in the past few years, this kind of operations training is where the rubber meets the road. As every CIO knows, IT has penetrated every part of the enterprise. Now, even our low-tech warehouse workers have gone high tech.
Victoria Wheeler is Executive Director of the Material Handling Education Foundation, Inc. Learn more about the Technical Career Education Program through www.mhia.org/tcep. Victoria can be reached at email@example.com


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Between 18th and 22nd February, Hall 14.1 at Feria de Madrid hosted the staging of the most comprehensive overview of the world of Spanish fashion creation and design, based on the staging of the fifty-seventh edition of MERCEDES-BENZ FASHION WEEK MADRID (MBFWM), an event organized by IFEMA.
Throughout its five-day duration, this grand event sought to promote Spanish fashion and its creative diversity, welcoming a total of 40,322 visitors to its fashion shows, whilst also introducing them to the latest new features from the leading fashion brands and publications taking part at CIBELESPACIO, the stands area located alongside the two catwalks.
The two catwalks located in Hall 14.1, which are known as Mercedes-Benz and, as a new feature, Bertha Benz, provided the setting for the presentation of the Autumn/Winter 2013-14 Collections of 42 of the most important established and up-and-coming designers of the moment. These creators were complemented with around twenty young up-and-coming designers, who, as is habitual at each edition, presented their collections at the EGO Showroom located within the framework of CIBELESPACIO, featuring direct sale to members of the public.
On this occasion, the fashion shows took place between Monday and Friday and did not include the weekend, as has been customary in recent years. In spite of this, the calendar presented a similar structure to that of previous years. Thus, the fashion shows of the established designers took place between Monday and Thursday, whilst Friday was devoted entirely to the young designers at EGO.
A New Award for Younger Designers at EGO
Furthermore, this edition of MBFWM marked the commencement of a collaboration promoted by the different fashion shows that Mercedes-Benz sponsors throughout the world, one aimed at presenting a prize at each edition to the best young designer at the EGO Forum, complete with international promotional measures. The first edition of this new prize, known as the Mercedes Benz-Fashion Talent Award, went to the Valencian designer, Pepa Salazar, who, thanks to this award, will have the opportunity to present her collection next season at Fashion Week in Mexico. Similarly, next September, a young foreign designer who has been granted this award in another country will present a fashion show as part of the EGO Programme, alongside other up-and-coming talents from Spain.
Rabaneda, Etxeberría and Moisés Nieto: New Participants on the General Programme
Another of the new features at this edition of MBFWM consisted of the incorporation of the young designers, Rabaneda, Etxeberría and Moisés Nieto, into the General Fashion Show Programme. The presentation of their collections alongside a number of established designers was warmly received by the critics. In all three cases, these are designers whose meteoric professional careers have provided sufficient evidence of their fashion talent.
• The 57th edition of the event brought together some 42 designers, who presented their collections on the catwalk, together with 20 up-and-coming designers who exhibited their ideas at the EGO Showroom within the framework of CIBELESPACIO, featuring direct sale to members of the public
• The collections presented by the young designers, Rabaneda, Moisés Nieto and Etxeberría, received a warm welcome during their debut participation on the general programme
• The designer, Juan Duyos, received the L'Oreal Paris Award for Best Collection at this edition, whilst Antonio Navas received the L'Oreal Paris Award for Best Model on the Catwalk, this being the first time this distinction has been presented to a male model
• The young Valencian designer, Pepa Salazar, won the first edition of the Mercedes Benz-Fashion Talent Award, which seeks to promote the best young designer taking part at the EGO Forum at an international level.
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|Plant-pathogen interaction - Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress)
|Plants lack animal-like adaptive immunity mechanisms, and therefore have evolved a specific system with multiple layers against invading pathogens. The primary response includes the perception of pathogens by cell-surface pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs) and is referred to as PAMP-triggered immunity (PTI). Activation of FLS2 and EFR triggers MAPK signaling pathway that activates defense genes for antimictobial compounds. The increase in the cytosolic Ca2+ concentration is also a regulator for production of reactive oxygen species and localized programmed cell death/hypersensitive response. The secondary response is called effector-triggered immunity (ETI). Pathogens can acquire the ability to suppress PTI by directly injecting effector proteins into the plant cell through secretion systems. In addition, pathogens can manipulate plant hormone signaling pathways to evade host immune responses using coronatine toxin. Some plants possess specific intracellular surveillance proteins (R proteins) to monitor the presence of pathogen virulence proteins. This ETI occurs with localized programmed cell death to arrest pathogen growth, resulting in cultivar-specific disease resistance.


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New NIDA resource helps families navigate addiction treatment options
February 28, 2012 – A new resource online, Seeking Drug Abuse Treatment: Know What to Ask, will help individuals and families struggling with addition ask the right questions before picking out a drug treatment program.
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Cigarette and alcohol use at historic low among teens
December 20, 2011 – A survey shows low use of cigarettes and alcohol by teens, but high levels of marijuana and prescription drug abuse.
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Monitoring the Future: Briefing and Press Conference
December 14, 2011 – Dr. Nora Volkow, NIDA Director, discusses the results of the 2011 Monitoring the Future survey at a press conference from the National Press Club on December 14, 2011. Monitoring the Future tracks annual drug abuse trends of 8th, 10th, and 12th-grade students, including attitudes and perceived risk of specific illicit drugs. Dr. Volkow is joined by joined by Howard Koh, M.D., M.P.H, HHS Assistant Secretary for Health; R. Gil Kerlikowske, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy; and Lloyd D. Johnston, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan.
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Potential New Target for Smoking Cessation Without Weight Gain
June 22, 2011 – Dr. Nora Volkow, NIDA Director, discusses a new study published in Science magazine that identifies a brain pathway that could be a target of new treatments for smoking and weight control.
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NIH Radio Discusses Areas of Concern Regarding Opioid Prescription Practices
April 12, 2011 – Dr. Susan Weiss, Acting Director of NIDA's Office of Science Policy and Communications, discusses concerns raised by an analysis of 2009 data regarding national prescribing patterns for opioid painkillers.
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Dr. Nora Volkow to discuss JAMA paper, "Effects of Cell Phone Radiofrequency Signal Exposure on Brain Glucose Metabolism"
February 22, 2011 – Dr. Nora D. Volkow, first author on the paper, held a teleconference to answer questions on the paper published online in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), "Effects of Cell Phone Radiofrequency Signal Exposure on Brain Glucose Metabolism."
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Closing the Implementation Gap to Stop HIV/AIDS
April 8, 2010 – Treatments to battle the HIV/AIDS epidemic have advanced significantly in the past two decades. Researchers say implementing strategies to reach certain minority populations, like those suffering from drug addiction, are still necessary to close the gap and stop the disease. NIDA's Press Officer Jeff Levine talked to a prominent scientist who's pressing the case for change.
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NIH Podcast Shines Light on Prescription Drug Abuse in Women
April 5, 2010 – The NIH's Office of Research on Women's Health podcast, "Pinn Point on Women's Health," provides updates on women's health research, and is hosted by Vivian W. Pinn, M.D., director of NIH's Office of Research on Women's Health. This month, Dr. Pinn interviewed Nora Volkow, M.D., director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
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Teleconference Discussion of Results from Cocaine Vaccine Study
October 5, 2009 – NIDA Study Suggests Harnessing the Immune System Against Cocaine Addiction May Prove Effective.
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NIH and VA Announce $7 Million Partnership for Substance Abuse Research among Military Personnel, Veterans and their Families
September 4, 2009 – Two federal departments have joined forces to create a first-time collaborative funding project to support research on substance abuse and associated problems among U.S. military personnel, veterans and their families. Research will focus on war efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg isn't just a man of hooded sweatshirts, long-term technological vision, and the very real possibility of being worth $25 billion once Facebook goes public.
Turns out the "boy CEO" also has a little bit of Trump in him.
Zuckerberg, 28, helped grow Facebook because of his ability to hire the right people -- and then to pick the right moment to fire those people, according to a profile of the 20-something magnate published in New York Magazine.
Proof of this knack for management is in Zuckerberg's executive team, which is billed as "pound for pound one of the two strongest management teams in the industry," according to an anonymous source (within the industry) quoted in the magazine. "Mark worked his way through it, position by position."
Zuckerberg picked the right time to take on Sean Parker as company president, for example. Parker had been ousted from Napster and from Plaxo, both of which he founded or joined in the very initial stages. In 2004, after Zuckerberg hired him, Parker secured vital capital and also restructured Facebook's ownership situation so that Zuckerberg owned 57 percent of the voting shares, and ergo was untouchable by the board, who might otherwise send him to the fate of other forced-out founders. Parker, too, was forced out after a year when his "party boy" ways were deemed excessive, according to the magazine.
Zuckerberg then brought on Owen Van Natta, who at 36 was one of the oldest employees at the company. Van Natta expanded the company's workforce from a few dozen to hundreds. He raised the company's revenue from $1 million to $150 million through securing investments and assembling finance and sales teams, the magazine reported. Facebook was big -- too big for Van Natta, more of a startup guy, who was let go in 2008.
"Basically, there are two ways to build an organization," a former Facebook employee told the magazine. "You can be really, really good at hiring, or you can be really, really good at firing."
"We made some hires that weren't the right ones. And we were pretty good at correcting that quickly. Mark deserves the credit for identifying and following through with that."
Mark Zuckerberg's Hidden Talent is Firing Talent
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has proved an efficient fire-er of people.
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg isn't just a man of hooded sweatshirts, long-term technological vision, and the very real possibility of being worth $25 billion once Facebook goes public.


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Carlos Beltran hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth, Adam Wainwright pitched seven solid innings and the St. Louis Cardinals escaped a ninth-inning jam for a 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night.
Philadelphia put runners at first and third with nobody out against Edward Mujica, but the fill-in closer retired three straight batters to hand the Phillies their fourth consecutive defeat.
Yadier Molina went 3 for 4 with two RBIs for the Cardinals, who had seven hits one night after getting held to Beltran's seventh-inning double in a 5-0 loss to A.J. Burnett and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Wainwright (3-1) wasn't as sharp as his previous start, when he pitched a four-hitter and matched a career high with 12 strikeouts Saturday in an 8-0 win over Milwaukee, but he was still effective.
The right-hander gave up three runs and nine hits while striking out four and walking none. He hasn't walked a batter in 29 innings to start the season.
Beltran broke a 3-all tie with one out in the eighth when he hit an opposite-field homer to left off Mike Adams (0-1).
Mujica wriggled out of trouble in the ninth to convert his first save opportunity. Cardinals manager Mike Matheny chose Mujica over Mitchell Boggs, who has blown two of his four save chances this season. It appeared Mujica would flop, too, but he recovered quickly.
Ben Revere led off the ninth with a single and went to third on Erik Kratz's single to right. Kratz moved up on pinch-hitter Kevin Frandsen's groundout to shortstop, but Revere held at third. Jimmy Rollins struck out and Freddy Galvis grounded out to end it.
Phillies ace Cole Hamels, who had a 10.97 ERA through two starts, had a second consecutive strong outing but remained winless through four starts. He allowed three runs and five hits while striking out eight and walking two in seven innings.
Ryan Howard went 3 for 4 for the Phillies. Galvis, playing the outfield for the first time in his career, and Chase Utley each had a pair of hits and an RBI for Philadelphia, which had 13 hits.
The Phillies failed to draw a walk for the fourth consecutive game. Philadelphia, which entered 26th in the majors with 34 walks, is averaging 2.1 per game this season.
The Cardinals opened the scoring with a pair of runs in the fourth. Hamels walked Matt Holliday leading off and Allen Craig followed with a line drive to right field that fell in front of John Mayberry Jr., who slipped while pursuing the ball.
Molina drove home both runners with a double down the right-field line. Phillies manager Charlie Manuel came out to argue that the ball was foul.
Philadelphia tied it in the sixth on three straight hard-hit balls off Wainwright. With one out, Rollins lined a double just inside first base and scored on Galvis' double off the center-field wall that was just out of Jon Jay's reach. Utley added an RBI single.
Cardinals pitching coach Derek Lilliquist visited Wainwright after Utley's hit, and the St. Louis righty induced a pair of groundouts to end the inning.
St. Louis regained the lead in the seventh on Pete Kozma's sacrifice fly after David Freese opened the inning with a double and went to third on Jay's sacrifice.
In the bottom half, Kratz ended an 0-for-16 slump with an RBI single. Beltran kept the score tied with an excellent catch on Rollins' drive to right.
Galvis started in left field in place of Domonic Brown, who left Wednesday's game against the Reds with a back injury. Brown pinch-hit in the seventh and reached on a fielder's choice.
Manuel, hoping to get his struggling offense going, moved Revere out of the leadoff spot for the first time this season in favor of Rollins, who led off during most of his previous 13 seasons with Philadelphia. Revere, batting seventh, was 1 for 3 while Rollins was 1 for 5.
Matheny also juggled his lineup, dropping Jay out of the leadoff spot for the first time in favor of Matt Carpenter.
NOTES: Molina has 10 hits in his last 24 at-bats. ... Carpenter took a shot off his left collarbone on Howard's liner to second base in the fourth. Matheny and the trainer came out, but Carpenter stayed in the game. . Phillies RHP Roy Halladay (1-2, 7.63 ERA) faces LHP Jaime Garcia (1-0, 1.86) in the second game of the four-game series Friday night. . The Phillies placed LHP John Lannan on the 15-day DL with a strained quadriceps tendon in his left knee.


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Randall Dark Productions and Austin Ridge Productions To Co-Produce the Story of Makarios
Randall Dark Productions, LP in association with Austin Ridge Productions, gathered a small crew and travelled through various remote villages in the Puerto Plata region of the Dominican Republic in late October in an effort to capture the story of a unique school called Makarios.
Directed and produced by HD Pioneers, Randall Dark and Kristen Cox, the documentary footage was captured in High Definition using two cameras. The crew spent 4 days shooting over 22 hours of footage. "We were shooting in tiny villages tucked into sugar cane fields where there was no electricity. I had to be very deliberate with our shoot schedule because we were limited to the amount of battery life we had. In order to make as small an impact as possible, we were minimalistic in our lighting and shooting approach," said Kristen Cox, producer.
Makarios is a school that serves the poorest of the poor in the region. It provides opportunity for the next generation through education and dissolves bitter hatred by educating Dominican and Haitian children together. "These are the kinds of stories that need to be told; it's why I became passionate about High Definition in the first place! When you look at these adorable little faces and learn that they only get to eat when they go to school, it's going to break your heart. This technology opens a window to the world for viewers and will ignite a passion in them to help," explained Randall Dark, director.
"Makarios: A Rising Tide" is currently in post production and is destined for completion early next year. Dark is in negotiations with broadcasters who are interested in airing the final program. La Cie has joined as a partial sponsor.
Monday, December 20, 2010
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