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Alumni spotlight: Sumeet Nath, M.B.A. '99
Weatherheadlines recently sat down with Sumeet Nath, M.B.A. '99, to learn about his legal research company, the importance of networking and his strong entrepreneurial spirit.
Q: What is your current title and position?
I am the cofounder and CEO of Lawwave, a New York-based legal research outsourcing company. My job is to market and develop business with law firms and companies that are interested in outsourcing their legal support functions such as legal research and litigation support. I also run the operations for research.
Q: What degree did you receive from Weatherhead and in what year?
I was part of the full-time M.B.A. class of 1999.
Q: What brought you to the Weatherhead School?
At the time I was totally into finance and the faculty of the Weatherhead School were great in finance (still is). I had heard about organizational behavior and the focus on the use of technology in business at the school. All this combined with a good international representation and lower cost of living in Cleveland brought me to the Weatherhead School.
Q: With regards to your Weatherhead experience, how has it been relevant to your current position?
As I said, the impetus on technology and use of technology/computers at that time (1997) when computers were just beginning to be adopted has been the greatest learning for me in my present job. I remember having remote meetings at that time facilitated by the IT people and the computer lab. You do not realize at the time what you are learning as you are busy with a finance or marketing assignment. But now when I look back the most useful skills have been the technology and communications skills that I picked up as I went through the two years of M.B.A. classes.
Q: What was your most important take away from your time at the Weatherhead School?
I had two major takeaways: Time management and being organized in your professional and personal life.
I just loved the mix of people in the school faculty and the students. The diversity was just so thrilling in many ways. You learned the culture of different countries, how they approached a problem, what skills they possess, and about their work ethics. In working with students in EAT's and group assignments I learned the value of diversity; the teams were so complementary and every one had a different set of skills that they contributed. That was a tremendous learning experience that can only happen in a truly international school. I learned a lot from my fellow Weatherhead students and faculty.
Q: Do you have any advice for current Weatherhead School students?
Network a lot and talk to a lot of alumni as only one in 20 alumni will be the right alumni that will associate with you. Do not get dejected as people are busy and definitely do not give up on the alumni.
One of the things that we do not do enough of at the Weatherhead School is to promote entrepreneurship and have the students launch business pilots or plan a business when in school. With so much talent from across the world there can be several companies launched out of school. Many other top M.B.A. schools motivate students to start their own business and submit business plans and review them with alumni or faculty. They also finance or act as venture capitalists if the business plan is good and they are able to do a successful pilot. I feel strongly that more needs to be done to further develop the entrepreneurial spirit of the Weatherhead School students. I am very interested in being part of this effort.
Q: What do you like to do in your spare time?
I am learning to play African Djembe drums. I am hoping that my friends and I can produce some music soon to put on Youtube. I enjoy good music and listening to different musical instruments.
Q: What is the best book you have recently read?
I've really enjoyed Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri.
Q: Spring is finally here. What is your favorite spring activity?
I can't wait to start working on the garden as the neighbors already started working on it. My favorite spring activity has to be working on the garden. It takes a lot of time and I enjoy it.

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Metascore®Generally favorable reviewsbased on a weighted average of allcritic review scores.
The story's appeal is lost in all the fights between the monsters and robots.
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Although assembled with consummate care and obsessive attention to visual detail, Pacific Rim manages only fitful engagement and little in the way of real wonderment, suspense or terror.
"Could be worse" isn't exactly a ringing endorsement of Pacific Rim, but my head is still ringing, and hurting, from long stretches of this aliens vs. robots extravaganza that are no better than the worst brain-pounders of the genre.
To kill time between action set-pieces, del Toro has done an above-average job of avoiding tedium via some flavorsome casting, passably interesting plot contrivances and, above all, by maintaining strong forward momentum. Unlike so many similar crash-bang action spectaculars, this one feels lean and muscular rather than bloated or padded; the combat is almost always coherent and dramatically pointed rather than just splashed on the screen for its own sake.
It is a ridiculously entertaining (and often just plain ridiculous) monster-robot movie that plays like a gigantic version of that "Rock 'Em, Sock 'Em Robots" game from the 1960s, combined with the cheesy wonderfulness (or should it be wonderful cheesiness?) of black-and-white Japanese monster movies from the 1950s.
Pacific Rim is big and dumb in a smart way.
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OK for kids 12+
Loud robots vs. monsters movie could have used more heart.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Pacific Rim is a giant monsters vs. giant robots movie from Oscar-nominated director Guillermo Del Toro (Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth). Fighting and violence are the film's biggest issues, though the huge, loud clashes are more about punching, pummeling, and the rampant destruction of property than bloodshed (the only blood shown is in the form of a bloody nose). One minor but key character dies. There's a romantic connection between a male and female character, but their bonding is mostly non-sexual (aside from a scene in which she breathlessly looks at his naked chest). Language is infrequent but includes a couple of uses of words like "s--t," "bitch," and "goddamn."
Messages: The movie promotes the idea of different cultures coming together for a common cause; in general, characters tend to face fears and go up against terrible odds for the greater good. The movie's most interesting idea is "the drift," in which two people must join minds and sync up in order to control the giant robots together; it's the ultimate metaphor for teamwork.
Role models: Some of the characters are cocky and obnoxious, but the main characters are strong, brave, and noble, fighting against impossible odds and employing teamwork. There's a strong, savvy female character, and two scientists are shown to be smart and heroic, even if they're also silly and ridiculous.
Violence: The many fight scenes between the giant robots and giant monsters have lots of punching, smashing, extremely loud destruction of property (including the near-complete annihilation of cities), and collateral loss of life, but they're mostly bloodless. One important (albeit minor) character dies. In one sequence, a character has trouble with "the drift," and viewers see some somewhat scary flashbacks to her as a young girl, chased and terrified by monsters. Fights between pilots being tested for compatibility, plus another fist fight. Constant peril. A character suffers nosebleeds.
Sex: The main character (a man) is shown shirtless more than once. In one scene, a female character breathlessly admires him. The male and female leads banter, fight, and bond over the course of the movie in a mostly non-sexual way. At the end, they share an almost kiss (but not quite).
Language: Language includes a couple of uses of "s--t," plus "bitch" (or "son of a bitch"), "ass," "bastard," "goddamn," "hell," "damn," "oh my God," and "for Christ's sake."
Consumerism: During the prologue, there's a sequence in which the Jaegers become popular as cultural icons/consumer objects. (Toys from this movie could become just as popular.)
Drinking, drugs and smoking: Not applicable
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Thanks to new innovations, used shoes can for the first time be recycled.
Each new Vagabond Shoemakers Collection is about maintaining our long-term take on style and quality. A new collection comes alive through a rigorous design and prototyping process which takes place in our studio in Varberg. For us, it's about continually moving forward, being bold and trying new paths. Always searching; we are modern vagabonds.
We Are Designers — A new collection starts by creating the last; the shape of the shoe. It is the last that defines the silhouette, the toe shape and the fit. Next, the last is paired with the outsole, which is developed parallel to it. The combination of these key elements creates the general look, and is the backbone of our design. Our uppers, colours and structures are born from inspiration, and we find that everywhere — in film, architecture, art and music. And above all, we are inspired by the people we meet every day.
We Are Craftspeople —The design is then carried out by our skilled craftspeople working in-house — cutting, stitching and constructing a full-scale prototype. Great attention is paid to the choice of materials and construction methods. And when modifications are needed, we work together in the studio to make these happen until we are 100% satisfied. The sum of all the details and choices in our design and construction processes is what makes our shoes exceptional.
A Shoemaker's Story — The Vagabond brand was founded in Sweden in 1973. We've been on the move ever since. In 1993 Vagabond International AB was founded, gathering a unique mix of shoe design competence under one roof. Today there are two million shoes & accessories on display worldwide each year. Being able to fully own our ideas, and the skills needed to implement them, makes us extremely proud and inspired to continue on our shoemaker's journey.
With sustainability as a natural part of our everyday business, we are now ready to launch our Shoe Bring Back initiative in all concept stores. In cooperation with German I:Collect, the aim is to encourage all consumers to take responsibility for their used shoes.
"Recycling is, alongside our aim of using more sustainable materials and production processes, a focus area for us, where brands and consumers really can cooperate in closing the loop," says Ulrika Simonsson, CSR Manager at Vagabond Shoemakers.
"A big problem with shoe consumption is that a great deal of the shoes that are being thrown away, still have a lot to give. Therefore, the most important mission for the Shoe Bring Back project is to make sure that shoes that are still in wearable condition are being collected and re-distributed to second-hand shops or charity." This project begins by taking all shoes that are still wearable to the I:Collect factory. The second step is to make sure that used shoes can become new material. The technique to recycle textile materials is already established, but due to the vast number of different components, no similar efficient method has previously existed for shoes. We are now a part of a pilot project with I:Collect, where recycling is being enabled thanks to new innovations.
"There are many steps each of us can take to become more environmentally responsible. In the long run, our main mission is to make sure all shopping decisions are conscious ones. Only buy what you really love. And when you don't want to use your shoes anymore, leave them for someone else to use or for material recycling," says Anna Fahle Björcke, Head of Brand Communications.
Shoe Bring Back is initially available in all Vagabond Stores in Sweden, Finland, Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, UK and Denmark. Learn more


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Postby Yeahpetrus » Sun Oct 21, 2012 9:20 am
Forgive me for treading a well-worn path, but this is a request for advice on buying a first bike.
It's been 5+ years since i regularly used a bike, and even then I never cycled seriously. With the onset of mid-thirties and a job that has me stuck behind a desk, I've decided to start cycling to work and making an effort to add cycling to my already regular running regime.
Despite being highly prone to catching the bug of a new hobby, I can't quite imagine myself becoming a serious road cyclist, (yet). The current priorities for a bike are commuting in traffic, (25km round trip), local errands and general fitness. My instincts are to spend more on quality at the beginning, even if I'm not yet sure where the cycling-bug will take me.
So, having spoken to my LBS, and read as much as possible, I've settled on the idea of a good quality flat-bar road bike. I enjoyed testing a 2012 Focus Planet TR.2, (which are now sold out), so I thought I'd order a 2013 TR.1.
A couple of question;
1- Am I on the right track with the flat-bar idea? My fear is that soon after starting to commit to riding regularly, I'll wish for a drop-bar position. (Or is it reasonable to have the idea of converting later up my sleeve?)
2- If the flat-bar idea is right, am I onto a good thing with the Focus Planet? That seems to be what I've read, and i did enjoy testing it, but happy for any real-world advice.
Many thanks in advance for any thoughts,
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Postby NhiTrac » Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:48 am
I went through the same thought process when I wanted to get back into cycling. Bought a $1k flat bar because I thought a full blown road bike would be a little too much for me and I was worried that I won't use it properly.
Eight months later, I sold it for $400 ($600 loss) and bought a road bike. Have not looked back since.
Now I recommend people who want to get into serious cycling to just get a proper fitting road bike and skip the whole flat bar thing altogether.
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Re: Advice- Focus Plant, or....
Postby find_bruce » Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:56 am
It's not that either choice is right or wrong,it's just that different people have different preferences and priorities. The reason that which bike is a well-worn path is that there are so many different variations as each manufacturer tries to find its own niche. If you look at any popular commuting route you will see a wide variety of bikes and riders - at least on my route it is uncommon to see the same bike twice.
So it really comes down to what are you looking for in a bike ?
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Re: Advice- Focus Plant, or....
Postby Yeahpetrus » Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:25 am
I can definitely see both sides. In lieu of the "buy a cheap bike and accept that you'll buy another one soon", I'm looking for experiences that may match mine.
I am relatively fit and I do like to "get into" new hobbies. As I said, my only fear is having a simile experience to NhiTrac, so I'm just vacillating at the moment. I've certainly enjoyed riding the flat-bars I've tested, but can also imagine myself wanting to get serious quite quickly.
Any other points of view are certainly welcome. Thanks.
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Postby Sydguy » Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:46 am
I've got a few bikes and without fail take the roadie for commuting and cafe trips.
Wet weather commuting it the only time I enjoy disc brakes and 32mm schwalbe marathon plus tyres - all other times its Giant TCR time.
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Postby jasonc » Mon Oct 22, 2012 1:34 pm
makes the ride easier. and easier when you do finally get a roadie.
still like commuting on the flat bar - don't have to worry about scratching it/getting it wet - and it's good weight training
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Re: Advice- Focus Plant, or....
Postby Dean Whittle » Mon Oct 22, 2012 1:49 pm
I love the way the bike handles, it's relative lightness (in comparison to my last bike 25yrs ago) and the feel of being out on the road again. I'd highly recommend the Focus Planet series for what you want to do, if the bug does bite harder once you're out on the road you can always buy a second bike ... remember the Velominati's Rule # 12 (http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/#12):
The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
While the minimum number of bikes one should own is three, the correct number is n+1, where n is the number of bikes currently owned. This equation may also be re-written as s-1, where s is the number of bikes owned that would result in separation from your partner.
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Postby grimbo » Mon Oct 22, 2012 3:52 pm
Flat Bar Pros:
- RIding a bike is fun
Flat bar cons:
- none
Road Bike Pros:
- quick to accelerate
- hills are easier
- bike is lighter and more "snappy" to ride
- riding a road bike is really fun
Road bike cons:
- none
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Postby JustJames » Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:01 pm
Efficient frame layout of a roadie, but with more comfy ride from the fatter tyres. Easy to roadify it with lighter tyres if required.
Inevitable disclosure: Yes I have one. New convert, and very pleased with it as a commuter/ride with my son bike.
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Re: Advice- Focus Plant, or....
Postby Yeahpetrus » Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:46 pm
Might need to spend a bit more time testing various riding experiences.
Will keep you posted...
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Re: Advice- Focus Plant, or....
Postby sambo1 » Mon Oct 29, 2012 6:32 pm
Unfortunately the Planet was stolen outside my work after only a month of riding it.
I spend another 3 months trying to decide whether to replace it with another flat bar or step up to a roadie (I had moved house in the meantime and my commute was now 18km each way) - eventually I bought a Focus Variado and it's the best thing I ever did.
The entry level road bikes seem to be much better value than the flat bars... must have something to do with the volumes and competition for that market. It's allowed me to really step up my riding and I'm so glad I didn't get another flat bar.
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Postby rpmspinman » Wed Nov 07, 2012 2:40 pm
That said, I have heard of people going straight to a road bike and then giving it up because it wasnt for them and losing hundreds selling their gear.
Bottom line is only you can tell if you will love it or not. The key is, you need to 'LOVE IT' to take the step of a road bike or you will find it will sit in the shed for long periods of time.
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Washington, DC – Upon hearing news reports of Justice David Souter's retirement from the US Supreme Court this June, Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, commented, "This will unleash a Supreme battle. Judicial activism in our nation has given us a policy of child slaughter by abortion throughout all nine months of pregnancy. Now the left will scream about 'no litmus tests' on abortion, but the fact is that all of us observe litmus tests at all times. If a racist or terrorist is unfit for the highest court in the land, why would a supporter of child-killing be any more fit? This is the question we will pose again and again during the process of replacing Justice Souter."
Fr. Pavone added, "We wish Justice Souter well and we urge all our fellow citizens to pray daily for all our Supreme Court Justices."
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Best Kids Parties: Hearts
Name: Emma (1)
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
For Emma´s first birthday we decided to make a small but special party with the few friends we have here in Germany, since we had just moved here in January.
The theme was hearts, mostly because I love the shape. The colors used were Rosa, Pink and Burgundy. All the decorations for the party were hand-made. We hung balloons from the ceiling which Emma and the other babies at the party loved, as they hanged just at the right height for them to play with.
We had a great time, enjoyed a nice sunny day and Emma really loved her first birthday cake!!
Thanks Maria!
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2013: Week 27, a photo by MAStapleton on Flickr.
Marathon Mum. Marathon Man. Get the joke? Both feature obsessiveness, shady characters from Europe, lots of running, and most notably, torture. This online journal began as I trained for the 2005 London Marathon. I successfully finished the race, but MarathonMum lives on. After all, life as a mother isn't a sprint, it's a marathon.
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If you were a T-Mobile customer disappointed with last night's announcement of the Galaxy S Blaze 4G, then take note. Evan Blass of PocketNow is reporting that the device we have been calling the LG X3 could be coming to the US as the T-Mobile G4X. In global markets, the device will be known as the Optimus 4X.
Evan has a damn good track record and T-Mobile did launch the Optimus 2X as their G2x, so we believe this rumor is likely to come true. LG is expected to officially unveil this device in the coming days at Mobile World Congress.
Rumored specs of the LG Optimus 4X include:
- Quad-core Tegra 3 processor
- Android 4.0
- 4.7-inch 1280×720 display
- 8 megapixel rear camera, 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera
- 16GB of expandable storage
- Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, WiFi 802.11b/g/n
- HSPA+ 21 Mbps support
- 2,000mAh battery
- Under 9mm thin
T-Mobile's G-series has long been popular with the hardcore Android users because they ship with stock Android instead of the manufacturer's custom skin. If the G4X follow that trend, it could be the first quad-core Android phone in the US with stock Android 4.0.
Even though the specs look impressive, we will have to wait and see how the device performs when released. Many customers, including myself, experienced all kinds of problems with the original T-Mobile G2x and LG was slow to address the issues. Hopefully they learned their lesson and this device will live up to the hype.


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Small Space Solutions: Recessed Storage
When thinking about small space solutions we often turn to transformative furniture, multi-purpose rooms, and pairing our belongings down. But when it comes to storage, sometimes we need to push it further and find space where we didn't realize we had any. Recessed storage is great for small spaces, where it can be found in niches, alcoves, under stairs — even between the studs!
1. Painted shelves built into an alcove, from SECRET BERBERE.
2. A tiled niche for shower product storage from Cary Bernstein Architect.
3. Shallow depth cabinets built into a wall, spotted on Desire to Inspire.
4. A custom teak linen cabinet and drawers recessed into a wall, from Boor Bridges Architecture.
5. Recess filled with firewood, from Made By Cohen.
6. Shelves in a shallow recess from Studio Marijke Schipper.
7. Niches, built-in shelves, and firewood storage from Desire to Inspire.
8. Wall-depth open pantry storage from Freunde von Freunden.
9. A tilt-down bed that hides away in a walnut-clad recess, from Studio Garneau.
10. A step cleverly extends to act not only as a bench, but also storage with a recess in the stair riser. From Studio Sarah Willmer Architecture.


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I take the corner a little too fast, forcing me to widen the arc of my big rig's turn to prevent a rollover. The wheel is heavy by this point, sluggish from the full weight of the 53-foot trailer behind me. I get my tractor-trailer straightened out all right, but sideswipe a bobtailing tractor coming in the opposite direction. I do the same thing again to pickup truck further down the road as I try to navigate around a work zone that takes up most of the right lane. Hoo boy, this isn't a good day.
I hit the brakes too hard at a stoplight then gun the engine aggressively to make a left turn ahead of oncoming traffic, continuing to accelerate quickly down the road. Wait a minute: there's a bus parked up on the right. Is it a school or city bus? I jam on the brakes again, worried that children might start crossing the road - heck, I nearly ran over a guy earlier that darted into traffic to retrieve a wayward garbage can. The air brakes give out several loud hisses - doesn't help that I am speeding - as my rig jolts to a halt.
"OK, let's see what we got," says Bill Graham, monitoring my progress on his laptop just over my right shoulder. Needless to say, my driving record is pretty poor as his computer lists all my hard braking events, aggressive acceleration, accidents, near misses, plus innumerable hit curbs and lane violations. On top of that, my average fuel economy hovered somewhere around 2.71 miles per gallon - pretty grim stuff all around.
And I forgot to set the parking brake, too. Good thing this is just a simulator.
Watch a video report on MPRI's Simulator.
You knew that was coming, of course - no way would any trainer keep me behind the wheel after not one but TWO sheet metal crunches a couple of minutes apart. But this wasn't a video game-style experience, either: not by a long shot. Though I got a tractor-trailer equipped with an automated transmission (just push 'D' and go), the wheel didn't turn easily and my seat tilted and vibrated when I hit things.
(Bill Graham at the 'wheel' of MPRI's TranSim simulator)
The wrap-around screen of the TranSim VS IV simulator - built by MPRI, a division of the L3 Companies - also fooled my eyes into thinking we were actually moving, as it completely encompassed my peripheral vision. Electronically generated side view mirrors reflected all the events going on behind the trailer, to make backing up a very realistic enterprise.
In many ways, this is the wave of the future for truck driver training. Just like airline pilots must accrue thousands of hours worth of simulator time to retain their license to fly, so too will truck drivers one day be required to log simulator time to keep their CDLs. That's my belief. But there's more to it. Simulators are just such an easy way to quickly gauge a new driver's skill level, or help an experience hand switch to new kind of rig - going from a dry van trailer to say a tanker or flatbed. MPRI's simulator can quickly be reprogrammed for various trucks, too - school buses, trash trucks, medium-duty package vans, double trailers, you name it - depending on the software package.
Everything is realistic - from the other vehicles on the road, to the buildings, traffic signals, even the people (though MPRI's engineers stopped short of including screams and blood when a pedestrian gets hit). That is, of course, the point - to put truck drivers on the road without the risks to life, limb, and tractor-trailers that worth a big six figures.
Truckload carrier Schneider National started using these simulators back in 2004 and by its own estimates, the company figures it's lowered new driver dropout and termination rates by 10% and accident severity and frequency by nearly 20%. "Overall, the implementation of simulator-based training has saved us millions of dollars," says Don Osterberg, Schneider's vice president of safety.
Graham, who watched my every move, told me simulator training is not just about making truck drivers safer, though that is the main point. "I showed you your mpg hovered around 2.71 - there's an area we could work on, in terms of how you brake, accelerate, and drive, whether you're using an automated or manual transmission," he told me. "We can sit here and practice backing a truck up to a loading dock on a crowded city street for an hour - without tying up traffic, without exposing the trailer to damage. We can even unhook and re-hook the trailer. That's all about fine-tuning technique."
(Bill Graham smoothly navigates his virtual rig around a digital corner)
Yes, simulators are expensive, costing several thousand dollars - again, it's no video game - but just compared that to the cost of accidents. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the cost of fatal crash is $3.6 million, and $195,000 for one involving non-fatal injuries - not to mention the hit you take in terms of vehicle damage and higher insurance premiums. If simulator training can prevent even one accident, you're probably way ahead in the cost-saving arithmetic.
The there's the cost of turnover, hovering around $8,000 per driver today (that's all the advertising, training, and administrative dollars a fleet loses when a driver walks away). If these devices can help you cull applicants before they get behind the wheel in real time, helping you figure out who has the necessary skills and is cut out for the stresses of the road, suddenly simulators can seem to be a pretty cost effective retention tool.
It's fascinating technology, to be sure, with some big payoffs for truckers. It'll be interesting to see how many fleets start using them down the road.


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Despite the famously lengthy titles of its revues, the Second City has come up with a very short name for its new venue in the Piper's Alley complex on Chicago's North Side: "Up."
Intended as a riff on stand-up comedy and the upstairs locale, the two-letter name will signify a new 300-seat theater carved from the space that used to house the long-running production of "Tony n' Tina's Wedding." But the ambience, said Second City president Diana Martinez, will be very different from that former pasta-and-comedy attraction.
"We are thinking a lot more upscale and classic, like Mister Kelly's," Martinez said, referencing the famous, now-defunct Chicago nighterie. In that mode, the venue will include the famed Booth One (or, more accurately, one of the famed Booth Ones) from another classic Chicago nightclub, The Pump Room, which Second City owner Andrew Alexander purchased during a recent pre-renovation auction at the Ambassador East Hotel.
"Up" is slated to open up officially on Dec. 1.
(The Second City is partner in the Tribune's "Chicago Live!" stage and radio show.)
Second City said Monday that stand-up comedians, programmed by The Improv comedy club, will anchor the space on many weekends. That will put Second City in direct competition with the Zanies comedy club down the street. For the first time.
"Zanies and Second City have been friendly neighbors for 33 years," said a Zanies spokesman. "Competition is good for everyone."
Nonetheless, Up is not going to be all stand-up. The first marquee attraction will be a new, scripted show called "Second City's History of Chicago" created in collaboration with the Chicago History Museum and intended as a tourist-oriented brunch attraction in the vein of the popular gospel brunch at the House of Blues — except that the food on offer at Second City will not be grits and greens but Lou Malnati's pizza and Vienna hot dogs. Another show in line for the space is "Sex, Love and the Second City," a scripted piece focused on relationships and romantic travails.
Both of these shows are designed to offer alternatives to the sketch-comedy revues on the mainstage and at the adjacent e.t.c. space, both of which typically sell out on weekends.
The new space, Martinez said, will also allow Second City to expand more into family programming, creating improv shows aimed at children and school groups.
Although it has in the past made some noise about leaving, the development of this new theater cements a dominant role for Second City in Piper's Alley, which recently lost its AMC Loews movie theater after a 20-year run. Aside from some street-level retail and the parking garage, Second City now rents almost all the usable space in the complex. There are no plans, Martinez said, to take over the former movie theaters.


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(The posts of these past few days on law and mystery prompt a reprise of a posting of several years ago.)
The Jewish rabbi and teacher Joseph Soloveitchik addressed the tension between reason and faith in his little book The Lonely Man of Faith.
Soloveitchik's man of faith is fraught with conflicts and incongruities, caught between ecstasy in God's companionship and despair when he feels abandoned by God. He is lonely because faith is inevitably a courageous and private act that springs from an individual's solitary apprehension of the mystery in the world.
Soloveitchik is aware that his faith has no possibility of empirical verification, and no utilitarian value; it is, in that sense, out of step with the times. He fully accepts the scientific story of the world, but reaches beyond to touch what he perceives to be a deeper, more abiding presence.
The first two chapters of the Judeo-Christian scriptures give us somewhat different characterizations of the chief protagonist, Adam, says Soloveitchik. These do not represent different sources or traditions, but rather two representations of the human soul, which he calls Adam I and Adam II, corresponding to the Adam of the first and second chapters of Genesis respectively.
Adam I is driven by curiosity. He wants to know how the cosmos works; he is less interested in the why. His practical destiny is to "fill the Earth and subdue it," which he pursues boldly and aggressively. He is creative and abstract, imitating in his mathematical theories the creative act of God Himself. His representative in the modern world is the scientist, mathematician, technologist, and secular philosopher.
Adam II is also intrigued by the cosmos, says Soloveitchik, but "looks for the image of God . . . in every beam of light, in every bud and blossom, in the morning breeze and the stillness of a starlit evening." He wants to know why there is something rather than nothing, and what is the purpose of things and events. His contemporary representative is the mystic, the poet, the ascetic, the person of faith.
Adam I is only interested in questions that can be answered empirically; Adam II is more introspective, more spiritual, trusting his intuition of the divine. Adam I seeks mastery over nature; Adam II wishes to be overpowered by nature.
Adam I asks, "How?" Adam II asks, "Who is He who trails me steadily, uninvited and unwanted, like an everlasting shadow, and vanishes into the recesses of transcendence the very instant I turn around to confront this numinous, awesome, and mysterious 'He'? "
Although Soloveitchik identifies himself with Adam II, he asserts that Adam I also follows God's command and achieves dignity through his work. The completion of creation requires the energies of both Adams, he says.
If we are to collectively reconcile science and faith, each of us must individually confront this tension in our lonely solitude. The person of faith can acknowledge the dignity and rational primacy of science, and the skeptical empiricist can open herself or himself to the abiding presence of the unanswered "Why?", who is simultaneously the deus revelatus (the god who is revealed) and deus absconditus (the god who hides).


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NREL Report Quantifies Value of Two CSP Technologies with Thermal Energy Storage
February 19, 2014
Parabolic troughs and dry-cooled towers deliver similar value for concentrating solar power (CSP) plants, despite different solar profiles, a new NREL report has found. The findings demonstrate increasing importance for systems with thermal energy storage. The report also demonstrates that multiple CSP technologies and plant configurations can be analyzed using traditional planning tools such as production cost models.
CSP with thermal energy storage is a unique source of renewable energy in that the solar thermal energy can be dispatched in a similar manner as conventional thermal generation to respond to changes in supply or demand. CSP uses the thermal energy of sunlight to generate electricity. Parabolic troughs and power towers both concentrate sunlight onto a heat-transfer liquid, which is used to drive a steam turbine. Unlike photovoltaic energy, CSP can generate electricity not just when the sun is shining, but also after sundown, because a CSP plant can be built with thermal energy storage, such as molten salt.
The study analyzed the solar-multiple parameter—which indicates the thermal rating of the solar field relative to the capacity of the power block—and found that lower solar multiples had the largest marginal system value and benefitted from storage to prevent wasting surplus energy.
"We analyzed various plant configurations and identified specific ones that provide significantly more value than has been found in previous analyses," said Jorgenson, an analyst and the lead author of the report. Interestingly, however, "For all solar multiples, we found only a small benefit to storage from six to nine hours of rated plant capacity and less benefit beyond nine hours."
The NREL report, funded through the Energy Department's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in support of its SunShot Initiative, provides valuable quantitative results in a Colorado test system, comparing the two CSP technologies with thermal energy storage and evaluating how the operational and capacity value varies with plant configuration.
NREL is currently undertaking a similar analysis looking at the value of multiple CSP configurations in California under an assumed 40% penetration of renewables within that state.
"For both conventional and renewable energy systems, low levelized cost of energy does not necessarily reflect these systems' total value to the grid," Jorgenson added. "So, providing tools that utilities and grid operators are familiar with can lead to more informed decision-making as greater levels of renewable energy penetrate the market."
The report was announced in an NREL news release on February 11. See Estimating the Performance and Economic Value of Multiple Concentrating Solar Power Technologies in a Production Cost Model for more information.
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The second issue of the Syllable Development Newsletter has been published. It contains thirteen pages of articles, interviews and the second instalment of Kristian's programming tutorial. The newsletter is accompanied again by a software pack, rounding up seven packages that were released since the first edition.


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Specs. No listing of nuts-and-bolts specs. No demonstration of an appreciation of the actual acoustics and carefully chosen components as such (mix-and-match setups leaves me suspicious if this is actually understood). Audiophile snob stuff: distortion rates, frequency ranges, crossover points, speaker placement, how it sounds for music as well as movies, and with which music. Speaker designs: is it ported, enclosed, size of actual speaker dishes, etc.
I don't think you were anal enough. I'm not sure how many others were anal enough either. Plenty have been able to go into fantastic detail about their programs and PC hardware and yet can't do the same for their home audio/video systems...? Perhaps PC speakers have been far too shitty for far too long.


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The guys over at BGR claim to have been told by 'multiple sources' that RIM is planning on releasing the next PlayBook design around this year's holiday season. Rumor has it the next PlayBook design will be a 10 inch model, adding to the already 7 inch model.
Also, via unconfirmed information - the just announced BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930 will not be launching until mid-August at the earliest. The previous timeframe for the launch was during June/July. The launch has been delayed for reasons unknown. Additionally, the rest of RIM's 2011 lineup won't be announced until BlackBerry's DevCon conference on October 18th. Apparently the hierarchy at RIM have been vocally unhappy about the "disproportionate" reallocation of resources to the PlayBook away from the OS 7 lineup.
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The Tuscaloosa area has been without a large-scale haunted house during Halloween for the past four years.
But that will soon change.
The Tuscaloosa area has been without a large-scale haunted house during Halloween for the past four years.
But that will soon change.
The radio station 95.3 The Bear will sponsor the "Main Avenue Mortuary" in a historic Victorian home in downtown Northport and is also planning a zombie-themed 5K.
The Main Avenue Mortuary, which is being planned by the same people who organized Tuscaloosa's former "Fright Factory" haunted house, will be open from Oct. 10 to Oct. 31 from 7-10 p.m. during the week and 7 p.m. to midnight on the weekends. Admission will cost $15 per person, with $1 from every ticket benefitting the Boys and Girls Club of West Alabama.
"We expect no less than 5,000 people to come through," said event manager Brenda Ewart, who added she hopes the additional traffic will benefit local businesses. "When we had the 'Fright Factory,' we had people from all over the southeast."
Ewart said she knew she wanted to have a haunted house in the Tuscaloosa area again, but the problem was where. Not many commercial buildings will rent for only a couple of months, she said. But then a real estate professional suggested the old Victorian home on Main Avenue in Northport, which used to house an antiques store.
"It looks spooky and was perfect," Ewart said.
The radio station will also host the first-ever "Bama Zombie Dash" 5K at Kentuck Park on Oct. 27. Runners will have flags attached to them and will race through a designated course while people dressed as zombies chase after them and try to take their flags.
The first person to make it across the finish line with all three of their flags will win a cash prize, Ewart said. Because there will be chasing involved, planners suggest the runners be at least 13 years old.
"Since the Walking Dead premiered, this type of thing has really taken off," said Ewart, referring to a popular zombie drama series on AMC. "What's more fun than trying to make it to the end of a 5K with zombies chasing after you? We just want to have a good time with it."
The cost for the Bama Zombie Dash will be $30 per person. Starting today, runners can register at Wagner's Run/Walk store in Midtown Village.
Ewart said she hopes both the haunted house and the zombie dash will become annual events.
"The month of October is such a fun time," Ewart said.
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Patients who had regular general health checkups died of cardiovascular disease and cancer at virtually the same rate as those who did not have checkups, results of a systematic review and meta-analysis showed.
Analysis of 16 clinical trials involving 183,000 patients yielded mortality risk ratios of 1.01 and 1.03 for people who had general checkups versus those who did not, according to Lasse T. Krogsboll, of the Cochrane Nordic Center in Copenhagen, and co-authors.
Nor did the data show any effect of checkups on key secondary endpoints, including hospital admission, disability, physician visits, or absenteeism from work, they reported online in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
Some of the studies did show increased diagnosis of hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and certain chronic diseases.
"General health checks did not reduce morbidity or mortality, neither overall nor for cardiovascular or cancer causes, although the number of new diagnoses was increased," the authors wrote in conclusion.
"With the large number of participants and deaths included, the long follow-up periods used, and considering that cardiovascular and cancer mortality were not reduced, general health checks are unlikely to be beneficial," they added.
General health checkups have long been recommended as a component of routine healthcare. Multiple studies have shown that diagnoses of serious conditions often occur incidentally, during totally unrelated exams, such as general health checkups.
Routine checkups often involve screening tests, many of which have not been evaluated in high-quality studies, the authors wrote in the introduction to their findings.
Even tests that have been thoroughly evaluated have faced increased scrutiny, such as screening mammography for women younger than 50 and screening prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests for prostate cancer. In recent years, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has recommended against broad application of either test in the general population.
Additionally, the potential harms of broadly applied screening tests have attracted criticism for subjecting patients to unnecessary procedures and treatments that have potentially harmful effects and also add substantially to the cost of healthcare.
In an effort to quantify the benefits and harms of general health checkups. Krogsboll and colleagues searched several databases to identify well-designed clinical trials that have evaluated general checkups. They focused on checkups' impact on so-called hard endpoints of morbidity and mortality, as opposed to surrogate endpoints such as hypertension and cholesterol levels.
The analysis included 16 clinical trials involving 182,880 participants, including nine trials that reported data on total mortality (155,899 participants, 11,940 deaths). The trials had a median follow-up of 9 years. Eight trials provided data on cardiovascular mortality and eight addressed cancer mortality.
Overall, the trials involving cardiovascular mortality showed that regular checkups were associated with a risk ratio of 1.01 (95% CI 0.92 to 1.12) versus study participants who did not have regular checkups. Trials that evaluated cancer mortality yielded a risk ratio of 1.03 (95% CI 0.91 to 1.17) for general checkups versus no checkups.
The investigators performed subgroup and sensitivity analyses, which failed to produce any substantive changes in the overall findings. Notable effects of general checkups included:
- One trial that showed increased rates of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia
- One trial that showed increased rates of self-reported chronic illness
- Two of four relevant trials found checkups associated with increased prescriptions for antihypertensive drugs
- Two of four relevant trials showed small effects on self-reported health status, which could have resulted from reporting bias, according to the authors
The authors found no useful information regarding referrals to specialists, follow-up tests, or surgical procedures prompted by general checkups.
"One reason for the apparent lack of effect may be that primary care physicians already identify and intervene when they suspect a patient to be at high risk of developing disease when they see them for other reasons," the authors wrote of their findings. "Also, those at high risk of developing disease may not attend general health checks when invited."
"Most of the trials were old, which makes the results less applicable to today's settings because the treatments used for conditions and risk factors have changed."
The study was supported by the Cochrane Nordic Center in Copenhagen.
The authors had no disclosures.
- Reviewed by Dori F. Zaleznik, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner
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Published Sunday, June 9, 2013
I have always been a flea market junkie. The sidewalk sales, the old curio shops and the demolition sites pull me in wherever I am, at home or on my travels. In her new book, "Paris Flea Market Style," Claudia Strasser has a beautiful way of getting to the core of why the old and the discarded hold such an important place in our hearts: "We relish finding things of beauty, whether in artwork, lace or an industrial remnant. And we want to have those things close to us in our homes. On tattered tables are memories and precious reminders of what we were and what we are, what we value and what we have lost."
Strasser takes us on a fascinating tour of her favorite flea market haunts in Paris, where she spends days seeking out treasures for her business and herself. From Clignancourt (a maze of 14 different markets that spread out along alleyways) to Vanves (the quintessential French flea market, with loads of eye candy that will fit in your suitcase); from Marche D'Aligre in the heart of Paris (which is set up and broken down each day) to Georges Brassens' Old Book Market (a covered arcade that overflows with precious leather-bound volumes, mostly in French), there is nothing you can't find if you take the time to search and discover.
This book is for lovers of French decor, whether you have a passion for Napoleon III, Louis XV, Art Deco, Art Nouveau or Moderne and would love to have even a single piece that would re-create the spirit of that time in your home. However, while guiding us through these sites with their jumble of treasures, Strasser inspires us with the multitude of ways that old pieces from any era and any country can be reinvented and refreshed for new life in a new place. Old chairs may have been stripped of their worn-out stuffing and fabric, but if you like the design of the frame, it is easy to re-stain or paint and reupholster with new fabric that fits the age and style.
A great way to add French flair to your home is to look for mantel mirrors, once mounted over Paris apartment fireplaces, found in every style, from Louis XVI to Belle Epoque. The carved details on mirrors and other old frames large and small make these pieces special and worthy of giving new life. Doors can be decorated with panache to revive a style with push plates, decorative handles, keyholes and hinges that have been artfully constructed and are ready to be cleaned up and re-used.
On a larger scale, old wardrobes may not be in demand as they once were, with present-day built-in storage, but the magnificent carved doors can be used in inventive ways as wall panels, headboards, tabletops or even on a garden gate. Columns and fragments from old building sites are precious relics that add charm to modern-day entranceways, gardens or interiors. A detailed mantel will transform any room and can surround updated fireplaces with ancient style.
Lighting just keeps getting better, but the old-fashioned chandeliers and sconces hold a special place in today's decor. If you are lucky enough to unearth pendants or chandeliers, sconces or candlesticks, don't worry about their slightly tattered appearance. These relics can be restrung, cleaned up and rewired, saving the original finery while updating for another life in today's home. Lampshades are true jewels, but often the fabric has decayed. Use photos of old designs to re-create the look with fabric, beading and fringes.
Take a trip to Paris or a bike ride along a nearby country road, and discover some history to add ageless style to your home.
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Jude Law: Women Like Bad Boys
Jude Law takes his kids to another Caribbean island as they continue their holiday vacation on Monday (December 28).
The Sherlock Holmes actor, who turned 37 today, was recently spotted enjoying the beach in Barbados with his ex-flame Sienna Miller.
Jude recently shared how being a good boy never worked for him.
"I think women like bad boys," Jude shared with Parade. "That's been my experience. I just think it's kind of a given. You know, at a certain age you figure out what works for you and being a good boy never worked for me. And if you're a bad boy, they like it. But, eventually, you have to grow up and realize relationships are hard work. It's like cultivating anything. They need attention."


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Wraps and Bangles and Cuffs, Oh My! Get Holiday Ready with Stylish Bracelet Projects
A couple of months ago I formed a very detailed antique "master" butter knife into a cuff bracelet for my bff's birthday. In master butter knives, so I'm told, the blade of the knife stands up perpendicular to the handle and the table. This unique little twist and the extra details in the knife's design made for a gorgeous one-of-a-kind cuff. And not that my bff doesn't deserve the time and effort, but making the bracelet cuff was a quick project.
With the holidays approaching, quick and easy but stylish jewelry gifts are a must. Combine that necessity with the popularity of cuff bracelets and you've got a homerun holiday gift that's extra ideal, since their open designs eliminate the need for sizing. Get inspired with our bracelet and bangle digital collection this month and you'll be making holiday gifts faster than Santa's elves!
And here's a free bonus bracelet-making project: My stick-pearl flower cuff was made in less than an hour, too. Here's how to make it, in a post from the JMD archives.
Make a Pearl Flower Cuff In Under An Hour
I've always worked well under pressure. I procrastinate almost all the time and I seem to thrive in timed challenges, such as having to make a piece of jewelry in a specified (short) amount of time. So when we started doing a series of one-hour project DVDs (One-Hour Rings, One-Hour Bracelets), I was ready to challenge myself to see what I could make in under an hour.
I love pearls (maybe you've heard? ha!) and I especially enjoy designing jewelry with nubby iridescent stick pearls, flower jewelry in particular. It combines two of my faves–pearls and flowers–because to me, stick pearls just beg to be given new life as flower petals.
After a disappointment when I originally used this technique to make a flower brooch and ran out of pearls, first I wanted to make sure I had enough stick pearls to make the flower, so I used a lump of PlayDoh as a test base. My cuff was drilled with two rings of eight holes and a final hole in the center, so I tested placing two rings of eight pearls around the PlayDoh and decided I'd want to fit in a few extras in the center. I had enough, so I dismantled my test flower and moved on to the wire.
Note: My stick pearls were drilled lengthwise; you can find them top-drilled or drilled across one end, similar to how briolettes are drilled. Those would make a neater flower with hardly any wire showing.
I used a gold-plated cuff, but the only gold-plated wire I had to play with was memory wire–and my poor wire cutters weren't up for another round with them–so I used some brass wire. The brass had some good tarnish on it, which would add interest and pair nicely with the iridescence of the stick pearls, which were a little more brass-colored than gold anyway.
I started with about three-and-a-half feet of wire, because the pearls (I was planning to use about nineteen of them) are about an inch long, and the wire needed to go up one side and down the other (that's two inches each, for a total of thirty-eight inches) plus have some room leftover to go from hole to hole–so I needed a little over forty inches of wire.
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Kyle Belcher, who headed up the architectural design of the house for the "Team California" (Santa Clara University and California College of the Arts) entry in the Energy Department's Solar Decathlon, said there were many "aha" moments in the construction phase, since architecture students rarely get to see their designs move from the drawing board to building while still in school.
It reminded me of a college I used to visit, but one where students had lots of real-world practice: City Barber College in Detroit, where signs for the dozens of chairs read (or is that warned?): "All work done by students." It was the "buyer beware" in return for getting a haircut at a low price.
Once as I was waiting for my turn in a chair, another customer left quickly. It seemed he had wanted his hair to go "over" his ears. But "over" turned out to be a highly imprecise word in the milieu of student barbering. Does "over" mean covering the ears, or does "over" mean above the ears? The student barber interpreted his customer to mean the latter; the customer had intended the former. When handed a mirror to examine the tonsorial artistry, the man was so upset he nearly threw a punch at the young barber — or so the barber-in-training said. Suffice it to say the man did not leave a tip.


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Ingredients for 6 people: 250g of coarse millet flour 1l of milk 1 cinnamon stick or ground cinnamon the grated rind of 1 orange or lemon 1 spoonfuls of olive oil 100g of cane syrup 50g of raisins 100g of almonds salt.
Put four cups of lightly salted warm water into a deep saucepan. Dissolve the millet flour in it together with the almonds and the other ingredients except the cane syrup and bring to the boil. Allow everything to simmer over a medium heat and continue stirring occasionally so it does not stick to the bottom until it is thick and perfectly cooked.
Serve hot in cups or bowls. It is enjoyed together with cane syrup.
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QlikView 11 Service Release 1Brian Garland Mar 22, 2012 12:05 PM (in response to Paul Nockolds)
Confirmed. I expect they'll re-release it with an updated build.
QlikView 11 Service Release 1Jeffrey Vermeire Mar 23, 2012 9:14 AM (in response to Brian Garland)
Does anyone know why it was pulled? It seems odd that they released SR1, then pulled it so quickly after the release. Sounds like a pretty significant bug was discovered. I really wish QlikTech was more forthcoming with information around bugs and releases. Us users are left playing a guessing game.
QlikView 11 Service Release 1Paul Nockolds Mar 23, 2012 9:16 AM (in response to Jeffrey Vermeire)
yes i agree - i tweeted them with no reply? We'd already downloaded it when it was there and upgraded our test server with it so hopefully it's nothing too serious. Our test server hasn't melted or anything...yet
QlikView 11 Service Release 1Brian Garland Mar 23, 2012 9:56 AM (in response to Jeffrey Vermeire)
Jeffrey, it's not the first time. I believe v11 IR got yanked for a security issue before a new build was eventually released.
Re: QlikView 11 Service Release 1Sara Leslie Mar 25, 2012 1:26 AM (in response to Paul Nockolds)
Wanted to let you know we were experiencing issues with the download page on Friday. Its fixed now, not sure I saw that tweet- will check and respond. Also in terms of more proactive with bugs and fixes I will forward this thread to the right people.
Thanks and have a great weekend.
QlikView 11 Service Release 1Paul Nockolds Mar 26, 2012 4:52 AM (in response to Sara Leslie )
Re: QlikView 11 Service Release 1philipe Mar 27, 2012 5:40 AM (in response to Paul Nockolds)
the reason for withdrawing the release according to qliktech support:
"The bug found didn't allow any document settings to be saved, which basically broke the QlikView Developer"
Re: QlikView 11 Service Release 1Or Shoham Mar 27, 2012 5:53 AM (in response to philipe)
I'm not at all surprised that support would withdraw the version for a bug like that - but I'm stunned that they didn't see fit to post an update anywhere as to that being the problem, for the benefit of anyone who managed to download the broken SR1 (such as myself). Luckily, I've only installed it in a test environment, so no significant harm was done.


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HANGZHOU, China — Few cities in this vast, complex land rival Hangzhou in the hearts and minds of the Chinese.
They rush in like pilgrims, more than 20 million a year, eager to drink in the classic scenery of mountains, pagodas and tea fields while reveling in the cultural grandeur of the vanished Southern Song dynasty.
The Song, who believed Confucian values were best elevated through the arts, made Hangzhou their capital, appointing poets as governors who drew inspiration from the shimmering West Lake in the center of town.
When Marco Polo visited in the 13th century, he described a 100-mile-wide metropolis of canals crossed by 12,000 bridges, sumptuous pears weighing 10 pounds each and perfumed courtesans skilled in the "arts of allurement."
"A city of heaven," the Venetian traveler declared, "the finest and most splendid city in the world."
Everyone I met in Shanghai, an hour away by train, urged me to go. The lake, the temples, the history, they said, would help me understand China. All true, but I had something less lofty in mind — the prospect of an exceptionally good cup of tea.
After a nasty battle with cancer, I became an avid tea drinker, convinced that every swig of the antioxidant-rich brew fortified me against a recurrence. I routinely drink half a gallon a day. Green teas are my favorite, and Hangzhou is home to one of the best on Earth.
Shortly after arriving, I picked up a brochure from the Hangzhou Tourist Commission.
"In this earthly paradise, you'd better do nothing but take a walk in the scenic village path, breathe fresh tea aroma in green woods and listen to moving love stories beside the West Lake," it said. "Close your eyes and enjoy Hangzhou with all of your heart."
I was skeptical. Hangzhou looked less a paradise than a teeming city of 8 million. Cars, pedestrians and motorbikes played chicken on streets and sidewalks. Noisy construction sites rattled and banged.
"Listen, Hangzhou is the best city in China, at least according to Marco Polo," said Stone Shih, a local college teacher and occasional tour guide hanging out in the lobby of my hotel. "The tea is so good here you can actually eat it. You can eat a cup of tea!"
Eat a cup of tea?
Hangzhou's subtropical, drizzly climate produces longjing, or Dragon Well tea, an expensive variety famed throughout the world.
I headed for the National Tea Museum to learn more.
The museum, surrounded by manicured tea fields, offered a detailed journey through the history of tea.
The first recorded tea drinkers were the Ba-Shu of China's Sichuan province. The habit became a symbol of upper-class refinement during the Tang dynasty and a mass-market commodity under the Southern Song who ruled from 1127 to 1279.
Cakes of tea the size of wagon wheels were given as tribute to emperors, and longjing was allegedly offered to Buddha himself.
I bought 2 ounces of the stuff for $25 in the museum shop. The taciturn clerk carefully weighed out the tea leaves like bits of gold, depositing them into a small, green tin.
Once outside, I asked a cabbie to take me into the green hills surrounding the city. A half-hour later, he dropped me in Weng Jia Shan, a tea-growing village engulfed in rain and fog, where I was immediately waylaid by hawkers.
"Drink tea? Drink tea?" they cried from open doorways.
Old men leapt up from mah-jongg tables making sipping motions. Women trailed me with jars of tea leaves. A young woman batted her eyes before a nicely set table, "Just taste," she purred. The prices were extortionate, often three or four times higher than the museum's.
Earlier that day a guide had offered to show me around.
"Don't buy the tea at the museum," he warned. "Buy it in the villages."
"Why?" I asked.
"Because then I'll get a commission," he replied.
I suddenly wanted a cup of coffee.
Plus I was lost, and my Chinese was severely limited. A narrow path led down the mountain, so I took it.
In a moment the world changed, swallowing me up in a profusion of green.
Arched stone bridges crossed ponds laden with lotus plants. Nameless paths forked left and right. I entered a misty bamboo forest planted by a Buddhist monk 1,000 years ago.
Down, down, past Bamboos in the Wind Ridge, through the serene Guioxi Pavilion with its walls of inscribed poetry.
The land opened up, terraced tea fields spreading into the mountains on either side.
This was Dragon Well, where tea has been cultivated since the 9th century. Emperor Qianlong of the Qing dynasty fell so madly in love with these jade hills that he made a list of his favorite spots — the Top Eight Scenes of Dragon Well.
I realized I was walking through every Chinese watercolor painting I'd ever seen. Mountains, emerald pools, upturned roofs crowned with dragon heads — scenes that have inspired a thousand romantic journeys.
"Places like Hangzhou are places of cultural memory where you go to connect with the past," said Richard von Glahn, a frequent visitor to the city and a professor of Chinese history at UCLA. "The original city is long gone, but the setting — West Lake and the mountains — is still here. Hangzhou continues to inspire."
The path ended near Lingyin Temple, founded in 326 and a major center of Zen Buddhism.
Before reaching its gates I crossed a stream and walked up Feilai Feng, or Peak That Flew From Afar, with its hundreds of Buddhas, including a fat laughing one, carved into the mountainside and dating back more than a millennium.
Lingyin's main attraction is an 80-foot-tall Buddha made of camphor wood and gold. Pilgrims outside bowed and burned incense. It was November, and autumn winds sent the fragrant smoke billowing over the temples and into the heavens. The air was crisp, the mood transcendent.
After hours of blissfully wandering the temple grounds, I caught a taxi to the Hupanju Tea House overlooking West Lake. Once inside the waitresses eagerly pounced on my every request.
I had but one — longjing tea.
They brought me a glass garnished with a kumquat and sweet osmanthus flowers. It was the best green tea I'd ever tasted — mild, sweet and nutty. I drank endless glasses while happily grazing on dragon fruit, dried fish and abalone.
Outside, the setting sun cloaked the slow-moving boats in golden light. Causeways led to islands that once served as refuges for poets such as the famous Su Dongpo.
"It's gorgeous under clearing skies, a lake all billows and light, and lovely too in rain, mountain colors among empty mists," he wrote. "I can't help comparing West Lake to Lady West, her makeup just barely there or laid on thick: she's exquisite either way."
Swollen with tea, I slowly circled the three-square-mile lake, enjoying place names such as Melting Snow at Broken Bridge and Three Pools Reflecting the Moon.
Rarely have I seen so many people enjoying a place so completely. Peddlers sold candied apples and octopus on a stick. Street musicians played lutes and zithers as elderly couples waltzed in time. Jewel-like koi flashed in the shallows.
That evening I attended a performance of "The Romance of the Song Dynasty" just outside the city.
I ran into Stone Shih escorting a tour group going in. He was, as always, brimming with information.
"When Nixon came to China in 1972, he watched this play and loved it," he said. "This is the 'Romeo and Juliet' of the Song dynasty, and it helped thaw relations between the U.S. and China."
I squeezed into the dark theater with thousands of others.
Then my mind was blown.
For the next hour I witnessed the most colorful, psychedelic spectacle I've ever seen. It snowed on stage, it rained on stage, horses galloped on stage. Performers dressed as butterflies, tea leaves and courtesans.
Beautiful women in lotus flower costumes sang while twirling lily pad parasols.
I loved it and can't even tell you what it was about.
Hangzhou had worked its magic.
I had arrived a skeptic but left with a Song in my heart.
Now for a cup of tea.


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A Legacy of Forgiveness
By: Legacy Staff
6 years ago
The wartime story of Eric Lomax is an amazing one – it goes from distinguished service to torture at the hands of the enemy, from simmering anger to reconciliation and, in the end, forgiveness.
Lomax, who recently died at age 93, was a Lieutenant in the British Army during World War II when he was captured by the Japanese. Held in a POW camp, he was put to work building the Burma to Siam railroad, enduring the worst years of his life as he was beaten, deprived and tortured. When he was freed at the war's end, he – like so many other surviving POWs – struggled to forget the horror he had experienced.
But then something astonishing happened.
Lomax had the chance to meet a former captor, Nagase Takashi. The Army veteran initially thought he might want to kill the man who enslaved him… but when they met, he found himself forgiving him. "Forgiveness is possible when someone is ready to accept forgiveness," he later said. "Some time the hating has to stop."
The experience was so singular that Lomax was moved to write a memoir, "The Railway Man," which is soon to be made into a movie starring Oscar winners Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman. After learning about Lomax's story, we can't wait to see it dramatized on the big screen.


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Janie's Sunny, Sophisticated Black and White Kitchen Kitchen Spotlight
When we first saw this kitchen in an Apartment Therapy house tour, all we could say was, "Ooohhhhh...." It looks sleek and sophisticated, but homey. A little dramatic, but still very functional. Read on for more of this gorgeous Austin kitchen.
Janie's kitchen was remodeled recently, and we really love how it looks. It's a great example of how Old World marble can look amazing with sleek, modern cabinets. We also like how the kitchen island is more open, with less visual heaviness than a more traditional island.
And of course all that sunlight is just wonderful; we like the classy linen shades a lot, since they filter the light but still let most of it in.
• See the full tour: A South Austin Sunny and Sophisticated Home!
Related: Kelly and Jonathan's Charming White and Yellow Kitchen
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I have had a home network for sometime now and get my service from Rogers. I have one router I hang off of it which I disabled DHCP and set its base number quite high so that I could extend my wireless coverage but not get conflicts. I found info on the web on how to do this so don't make any assumptions about my skills. I can read and follow instructions but don't know enough to devise my own solutions.
I have a media server hanging off the 2nd router and I use it to store all my movies, photo's and music. Right now I can see this media server when ever I get on a computer (wired or wireless) on my network.
Bell approached me the other day and offered 1 year of free internet to attempt to get my business. I really don't like their service but for free I took it as it also expands my allowable data cap by another 100GB monthly.
What I would like to do is to have it set up where if I access the Bell network (wirelessly or wired) I can see the media server sitting on the other network as if I were connected to the Rogers network. The two modems are sitting side-by-side, what's the easiest way to accomplish this with the least investment? Is it a patch cable or do I need anothe piece of hardware? I'm only going to hang on to the second service for the year and then eject one of them (I'm not planning to pay for two services).
BTW I read a similar post earlier but the poster went off on so many tangents I just got lost. Also his two modems weren't physically close to each other and it seemed like that was part of his problem.


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The nation's atheists went to Capitol Hill on Monday to launch an effort that they hope will someday give them the lobbying clout of the Christian conservative movement.
They don't have a prayer.
But that obvious fact won't stop them from exercising their God-given right to petition their government for a redress of grievances. And their grievances are many, including:
-- The "In God We Trust" national motto.
-- The National Day of Prayer.
-- The phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance.
-- The practice of opening sessions of Congress with a prayer and ending oaths of office with "so help me God."
"What does that do to our non-theist community?" asked Edwina Rogers, executive director of the Secular Coalition for America, which bills itself as the only full-time lobbying group for atheists, agnostics, humanists and the like. "What does that do to our minority religions like voodooism, et cetera?"
No doubt it makes them mad enough to cast a hex.
Rogers, who assumed her position atop the nonbeliever pyramid this year, is a creative choice for the job. She's a Republican veteran of George W. Bush's White House and the ex-wife of GOP super-lobbyist Ed Rogers, and she had a cameo on "The Real Housewives of D.C."
Rogers, in a glittery gold blouse and knee-high boots with four-inch heels, acknowledges that she has a bit of a challenge to match the $390 million she says religious groups spend on lobbying each year. But she says the group maintained its atheistic presence at both political conventions, will have chapters in all 50 states by the end of the year and, with its first congressional briefing Monday, is stepping up its lobbying.
It wasn't the best time for lobbying, as the House and Senate are in recess. But about 50 staffers came to hear from the nonbelievers' panel: a constitutional law professor whose remarks were distinguished mostly by his exceptionally loud throat-clearing; a secular rabbi who is the "humanist chaplain" at (where else?) Harvard University; and David Niose, president of the American Humanist Association, who argued that atheists should claim their place in the civil rights movement.
"Years ago, if you played identity politics, you might have emphasized 'I'm a feminist,' 'I'm a liberal/conservative, or gay/lesbian,' that sort of thing," Niose said. "Today these students are standing up and saying, 'You know, I'm an atheist.' " He said atheist clubs are popping up at colleges and even high schools nationwide, part of "a program to normalize atheism and humanism all across America."
Good heavens!
In theory, nonbelievers could be a potent political force. As the secularists pointed out, about a fifth of Americans don't state a religious identity when asked, and a majority of Americans think politicians should keep their faith out of their public-policy decisions. "We're really not such a religious country," Niose said. "Half the country does not go to church on a regular basis."
But in practice, atheists aren't about to become capable of breaching the "fence of piety" that makes religious expression a virtue for American politicians. This is because the very notion of uniting nonbelievers behind a common cause is pretty much an oxymoron. Those who identify themselves as atheists and agnostics tend not to be the type to join affinity groups. That's why there isn't an International Brotherhood of Individualists. "Although it's a movement, it's not so much monolithic in terms of unanimity on a lot of issues," Niose allowed.
At least some of those in the audience were infiltrators: The first two questioners were from the offices of Reps. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., and Trent Franks, R-Ariz., two of Congress' more pious lawmakers. Even the sympathetic ones were skeptical about the secularists' prospects.
"Identity politics is all well and good," one questioner said, but how about "forming a PAC to compete with, let's say, the Family Research Council?"
"You have to walk before you can run," Rogers replied. "Of course, we dream about having a political action committee. ... We're not there this year, but it's certainly on the wish list for the future."
God willing.
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Square Enix is readying a new Drakengard game. Dubbed Drakengard 3 (Drag-On Dragoon 3 or ドラッグオンドラグーン3 in Japanese), the action role-playing game follows the adventures of Zero (ゼロ) and her younger sister named "One" ("Wan" or ウン).
Zero, who sports an artificial left hand, has a flower that sprouts from her right eye. Her special power is called "Utautai" (ウタウタイ), which in the game is the ability to use singing as a magical power. In Japanese "utautai" (歌うたい) means "singer" or "vocalist".
Her younger sister, One, also has the Utautai special power. But the two sisters are very different: Zero has more of a carefree and even lazy personality, which strikes a marked contrast compared to her serious and intellectual little sister.
The game has players make their way through battle, and when the characters are soaked in blood, then the magical power of song reaches its apex.
The singleplayer game is slated for release sometime this year on the PlayStation 3. No word about a Western release.
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