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Lessons from High Hazard Industries for Healthcare
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- Barbara
- I am a mother, a new grandmother, and a teacher. But whatever happens in my life, I keep sewing. I have worked as a political communicator and now as a teacher in my formal life. I have also written extensively on sewing. I have been a frequent contributor and contributing editor of Threads magazine and the Australian magazine Dressmaking with Stitches. My first book Sew.. the garment-making book of knowledge will be published in May 2018 and is available for pre-order from Amazon
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Slip on Suzie
I am always a bit wary about wrap dresses. In my experience they tend to unwrap if you live in a windy place like I do most of the time, or fall open at the Christmas concert when you sit down which is not an optimal grandmother look IMO.
This dress has a closed skirt at the bottom, no wrap, and goes together in an hour if you don't spend three hours trying to figure out how to overlap the various pieces to get the wrap.
I bound the neckline rather than turn and stitch because I am chicken and like to use my hands to head off disaster.
I had read several pattern reviews that said this dress was too low (probably is here too) so I made it in a size smaller than I usually wear to get the fit on my bony shoulders and added to the width from there down. It is my general policy to alway fit the smallest area first and add - always more successful than trying to take something in when the core fabric has already been cut away.
Here are two shots taken on the old RV site and not accessorized at all. If I were a better blogger it would be, but I am sort of waiting on my lunch and getting ready to go golfing.
This really does need a necklace and maybe a belt. The spouse, who rarely offers fashion comments unless you count "what am I supposed to say?," tells me this is not my best look which probably means too bare at the neck and too wide in the middle, which actually describes me so this is not really a surprise.
Here is another shot, that verifies the need for a belt or maybe a another look at Stylearc's other wrap dresses that have more shape, and might give me some.
The truth is I kinda just like this dress myself. I see this design as a real basic, great for travelling, good for accessorizing if you weren't in your flip flops in an RV park, and timeless in that you can keep wearing it until your daughter says "mom you always wear that dress."
My photographer thinks maybe I need blog reader feedback since his didn't impress me and in the meantime I am thinking of this two alternate patterns in the quest for a classic wrap for this not too classic sewer:
What do you think?
22 comments:
- Robin said...
I have that pattern. I liked it because it wasn't a true wrap so no worries about keeping your goodies covered on a windy day. So nice to see it sewn up. It is a little open in the chest. Maybe a camisole or a modestly panel?
- April 21, 2015 at 1:50 PM
- Andrea said...
I just cut this pattern out in a black ITY last night. I may get to sew it tonight, with any luck. I did not realize how low cut that neckline is on Miss Suzie. I do appreciate the heads up! I believe I will add a band of some width to the neckline.
How would you feel about a belt of the same fabric? It may add some waist definition. The color is really pretty on you. I agree accessories are needed! If it were me, I'd likely add a cami or modesty panel, but that is a very personal choice. A necklace may be enough.
The dress with the collar & stand appeals to me. Believe there is a pattern by perhaps Kwik Sew or New Look (one of the conglomerates) that is quite similar. Ann of Gorgeous Fabrics sewed a series of wrap dress patterns on her blog. All lovely, as is she.
- April 21, 2015 at 2:29 PM
- Marianne said...
How about adding a white cami and a blue necklace? I love the print on you!
- April 21, 2015 at 2:47 PM
- SewRuthie said...
Vogue 2989 has ruching detail which gives the impression of a waist whilst covering a tummy. Magical. I think it's a pretty print you've used here. You can make a faux cami and sew it in from scraps. If you attach to the armholes it works well.
- April 21, 2015 at 2:56 PM
- patsijean said...
I have been looking at this dress pattern ( http://www.silhouettepatterns.com/html/patterns/p_4019.htm ) by Peggy Sagers. I have several of her patterns and love her webcasts ( http://www.silhouettepatterns.com/html/media/livestreamchannel/index_replays.htm ). Here is Peggy's webcast about her wrap dress pattern, the No Gap Wrap, ( http://www.silhouettepatterns.com/html/media/livestreamchannel/replay_07_14_2014.htm ).
- April 21, 2015 at 3:10 PM
- Vicki said...
I think it looks great. How about adding a self belt like the other two patterns you show? The Slip on Susie is better as it can't unwrap but adding the belt will give some definition. Also the cami :) Do you have a scrap of fabric to add to the front like a dickie? A necklace will also fill in the neck/chest area. I have the same issue as I don't have a lot of flesh in the upper chest.
- April 21, 2015 at 4:56 PM
I agree with the other comments that the openness of the neckline isn't the most flattering on you. I'd love to see you post pictures again with a white cami underneath.
- April 21, 2015 at 5:04 PM
I quite like it, even taking into account the wonderful color and happy face influencing my preferences. Not a fan of extraneous belts, I wouldn't add one. For me, would have to adjust the neckline up (because when I look down at myself it can be alarmingly revealing) but this straight on shot doesn't seem too low.
- April 21, 2015 at 8:29 PM
- Lisa Laree said...
A cami would go a long way with this, I think. And it looks like the wrap hits below your natural waistline; if you added a bit of fabric to raise that edge up so that it hits an inch or so higher, tapering it to nothing at the neckline that would raise the cross point a bit too. And I think a higher edge would perk the whole dress up a bit; I think that below-the-waist edge is giving it a bit of a droopy look.
Just my two cents. ;-)
- April 21, 2015 at 8:32 PM
- Wendy said...
IMHO, I think this dress looks great on you. It looks easy and chic. OK, maybe the neckline could be an inch higher, so maybe next time just cut the wrap an inch higher. But I don't see a need for more waist definition, and I don't think the waist-length wrap looks droopy.
- April 21, 2015 at 9:52 PM
- sewingkm said...
I say yes to wearing a cami and a bold blue statement necklace. That would bring attention to your lovely face and the need for a belt would be unnecessary - yeah comfort! Karen
- April 21, 2015 at 9:58 PM
- Ginger said...
I like your dress. But a necklace or cami would be a good addition. Maybe a self fabric belt. If you are looking for a new wrap dress pattern check out Christine Jonson's wrap dress. Craftsy did a sew along. Check and see if they still have the kit for sale. It was a good deal. That is my favorite wrap.
- April 21, 2015 at 10:20 PM
- Sue said...
Love the pattern, but the shape is a little boxy. A belt might add a little more shape to it.
- April 21, 2015 at 10:58 PM
- Shelly said...
I always find wrap dresses to revealing for my liking so I would wear a cami under it in one of the colours in the print. You may find then that you don't need to add a necklace then. It's a very pretty fabric and the style looks so comfy.
I've been looking at your two alternate choices but haven't purchased them yet for the same reason as above.
- April 22, 2015 at 3:09 AM
I think it was the McCalls blog that recently had a wrap dress sewalong running. One of the ones that they suggested was an OLD one (I think mid-80s) I still had in my stash: Vogue 8379. I think it's still in their catalogue!
I liked it because it was easy to sew (I hadn't been sewing stretch fabric long when I made this one) and because it doesn't seem to fly open at the slightest breeze. I've kept it in my wardrobe for many years now unlike most of my self-made dresses.
Jen in sunny Melbourne (not)
- April 22, 2015 at 4:10 AM
- Sewing as Therapy said...
I love it! ! I don't think it is unflattering at all!! It may just be the way you're standing, but it looks like the top wrap layer is a little loose? Cinching it in where it inserts in the side seam (or for the lazy, running some shirring elastic inside the wrap/neck hem) would raise the neckline but maintain the elegant lines. I have the Kate pattern which I adore, so it you decide to try another one, that is a great one. I've made it both as pictured, and also with the pleats removed on the overlap. But I think your dress looks great, and super comfy as-is.
BTW, I will miss your columns in Australian Stitches magazine :-(
- April 22, 2015 at 5:38 AM
- KathyS said...
I made that dress and I love it. I crossed the neckline wrap over a little bit higher and put a couple of stitches in to hold it in place. Also made a self fabric tie just to give my shapelessness a little definition. Your dress is lovely and I just love the blue fabric.
- April 22, 2015 at 6:49 AM
I really like this dress on you. I agree a bit lower than I would like. I don't think it would be too difficult to add a bit of coverage to the the neckline wrap. Haven't sewn any Style Arc patterns yet but you make this very appealing. Thanks for all your great reviews.
- April 22, 2015 at 8:35 AM
Love your blue dress; I'd hate to have to add a cami in Florida weather. I made the first Style Arc wrap dress last month. I really like the flare of the skirt; the wrap tied a little too much above my waist in my trial version, so I tried to lower it somewhat by adding an extra inch to the wrap skirt overlays. I printed out the second one as well, and it appears that she gets the extra length for the ties to reach the waist by altering the shoulder angle. A bit tricky, but I'm going to try that next. The instructions call for 1/4" elastic as a stay along the neckline, and although it's a teensy bit low, it really helps to hug the fabric all along. TinaLou
- April 22, 2015 at 10:00 AM
- CaribSun said...
Regarding the Slip on Suzie, I find that dress patterns without darts are very difficult to fit nicely unless you are built like a twelve year old boy.
Having said that,(and I don't think that you are built like a twelve year old boy) it does look nice on you.
- April 22, 2015 at 1:08 PM
Both dressses are just adorable. The first could be in a brighter colour. Both would be terrific with accessories and make-up. Just love them. Bravo to Daisy!
- April 22, 2015 at 1:50 PM
- Teacherann said...
I have a store bought dress that is just like the wrap dress, but it has ruching on the side where the crossover is attached to the dress. This gives it more definition in the waist. You might be able to add that detail in if you lengthened the front????
- April 22, 2015 at 4:10 PM

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This fast and furious show (it clocked at about 70 minutes) was probably one of the best concert I ever witnessed, never a dull moment and with so many hits on a career that spans over more than twenty years it was impossible not to get carried away.
Manson drew a more hectic crowd, several people throughout the set had to be escorted out by security, sometimes kicking and refusing to leave. The reverend himself, recently back on the music scene (his latest album Born Villain was released in May after a three year hiatus), had a somewhat more sober show when compared to his tours of the past. He left the theatrics at home for most part and seemed more concentrated on giving a private show to some elected kids gathered backstage on the left end.
The show kicked off with the heavier tune on the setlist Hey, Cruel World… and soon started maneuvering between the hits Disposable Teens, The Dope Show and brand new songs No Reflection, Pistol Whipped. Manson was often chatty in between songs. Declaring his love for California, which has become his new home, and inviting his fans (only half way joking) to steal his albums instead of buying them. He made fun of the war, talked about his dad and warned the people about not doing drugs, "At least don't do my drugs", which served as introduction to The Dope Show. The set really started having a bigger impact on the crowd when the covers Personal Jesus and the signature rendition of Sweet Dreams were played. His frantic movements on stage and a few props (helmets and a plastic knife) reminded me of the Manson that once was. He's now more of a rockstar than a gothic controversial figure.
He often expressed his privilege to play the historical Sunset Strip, all that love translated in an impromptu mini set with the remaining members of The Doors Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger who came on stage to perform not one but three songs off their catalog. Manson in particular looked happy of being able to play with his idols, "I don't know if you guys invented the Sunset Strip, but you pretty much paved it", he said. In fact when he asked the crowd if they wanted one more Doors song, he declared, "This is the first song I learned to play" (Five to One).
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|Goshawk;Hawk, Cooper's;Hawk, Sharp-shinned
|Context: Preliminary sketch for Eaton, Elon H., Birds of New York, Part 2, plates 44, 45.. Preliminary sketch for Burgess, Thornton W., Birds You Should Know, p. 34, 36.
|Date: 1914c.
|Location: Rare and Manuscript Collections
|Medium: Pencil
|ID Number: 2662-334-0052
|Size: 9.5" x 12"
|Support: Paper
|Type: Preliminary sketches
|Title: Goshawk, etc.
|Publication: Birds of New York;Birds You Should Know


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A blog about cats, dogs and all things vintage, especially fabrics and eiderdowns
Friday, 19 April 2013
A Trip to Teignmouth ...
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Oh lovely! I've so many happy memories of childhood holidays in Teignmouth. We stayed with the same people every year and had a small hut on the far beach opposite Shaldon near where the ferry goes from. I returned a couple of years ago to see how it had all changed! Your photos are wonderful, as usual. It does look a bit grim on your drive home:)ReplyDelete
I always think end of the pier fun fairs look scary ! Superb photos - bad seagulls they can be quite dangerous but you still see people feeding them chips & bread !ReplyDelete
Great pictures I like the one of the old boots!ReplyDelete
Excellent photos. I especially like the one with the string of bird feeders. It does look damp a rather on the cool side though, not to mention grey!ReplyDelete
Great pictures....I love those boots! XReplyDelete
Hey June, it does look rather cold and gloomy but that just adds great atmosphere to your photos and the coloured boats really stand out. I love them and really like the seagulls, so snowy white, despite their greedy chip eating habits.ReplyDelete
Good of you to brave the weather and not let it stop you venturing out.
Claire :}


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In 2005, Pbase learnt me more about a branch of photography that was previously unknown to me: Infrared Photography. For this purpose I bought a second-hand Sony F717 with a Hoya R72 filter, completed with 2 ND filters. And, a new world was opening to me. Every season offered spectacular views, both in sky and on earth. Unreal and earthy pictures were the result.
I have to over expose 2-3 stops on most scenes.
I do not see the IR light through the viewfinder, so i have to judge the result (and exposure) via the display + histogram information.
But after some test-runs, I got quite used to these "drawbacks", and I already had 2-3 photo-shoots where I used the IR cam 100% of the time.
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The Rev. Warren S. Harding, pastor of St. Michael's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Allentown, will retire Aug. 31.
The 63-year-old minister has been pastor at St. Michael's, at 9th and Turner streets, for 10 years.
He said this year marks his 40th year as a minister. He has served as pastor of six Lutheran parishes, including congregations in Coopersburg, in Carbon County and in Phillipsburg, N.J.


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A Newport Beach City Council study session on traffic-calming measures touched briefly on two areas of Corona del Mar — Bayside Drive and Coast Highway, near the Cameo neighborhoods.
The Tuesday study session took a look at citywide traffic-calming measures, but the Corona del Mar issues will be discussed again in future meetings, city officials said.
Councilman Ed Selich complained of speeders along Bayside, and other council members discussed a recent speed survey that resulted in an increase to 45 mph of the stretch of Coast Highway between the Cameo neighborhoods and Poppy Avenue.
Public Works Director Steve Badum said after that meeting he met with some Cameo residents and discussed possible ways to protect pedestrians despite the speed increase. Possible measures include a countdown traffic light for pedestrians and higher visibility signs.
At the Jan. 11 council meeting, several Cameo residents testified that the speed limit increase in that area could be dangerous for children crossing Coast Highway to the association park and to the beach path. The Cameo neighborhood spans Coast Highway.


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Britney and "Mindfreak" Criss Angel have been spending a lot of time together, and Angel was in Vegas partying with her as she hosted the event. The big diamond ring was put on display as she walked the red carpet, but a source close to Criss Angel says there are no marriage plans in the future, reports Page Six.
We've noticed the ring is part of Brit's regular accessory repertoire -- she's even been spotted sporting it before she met Angel. Plus, it's not like Britney would rush into a quickie Vegas wedding or anything.
Here are three pics of Britney -- from 7/13, 7/23 and 8/28 -- all with rings on that special finger.


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New website for precision tubing customersHydro has upgraded the website dedicated to its aluminium precision tubing business, and is confident that the new site will capture the attention of potential and current customers. It is more product-related than before, and far more customer friendly.December 28, 2007
Inger Sethov appointed Chief Communication Officer in HydroInger Sethov (37) has been appointed Senior Vice President in charge of Communication in Hydro. She has been acting Chief Communication Officer since August and succeeds Cecilie Ditlev-Simonsen.December 28, 2007
StatoilHydro can keep name for additional yearStatoilHydro and Hydro have agreed to give StatoilHydro an additional year to find a new name and logo.December 20, 2007
Hydro teams with Chelsea Football Club
Chelsea FC has unveiled its new multi-million pound, world-class training facility. The building has been predominantly glazed in high-specification curtain walling from Technal, one of Hydro's aluminium building systems brands.December 14, 2007
Hydro teams with Chelsea Football ClubChelsea FC has unveiled its new multi-million pound, world-class training facility. The building has been predominantly glazed in high-specification curtain walling from Technal, one of Hydro's aluminium building systems brands.December 14, 2007
Stock exchange announcement
EU inspection at Hydro Polymers in UKEU competition authorities, assisted by the UK Office of Fair Trading, performed an inspection at Hydro Polymers in Newton Aycliffe, UK, on December 12 to collect information related to UK-based Ineos' planned acquisition of Hydro's polymers business.December 12, 2007
'Bill-ding' in LithuaniaOne of the next landmarks in Lithuania is already turning heads. Nearly complete, the new building has an aluminium-and-glass façade that looks like a Lithuanian bank note.December 12, 2007
Nobel laureates have advice for businessNobel Peace Prize winners Al Gore and head of United Nation's top climate panel Rajendra Kumar Pachauri had some advice for businesses like Hydro at a reception at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo Tuesday.December 11, 2007
Magne Furuholmen: Reclaimed aluminium in the climate debateArtist Magne Furuholmen's aluminium sculpture at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo is a house of cards on the verge of collapse, a symbol of the fragile balance of the world we live in. By re-using aluminium, the artist wanted to address the climate debate without making too big a carbon footprint himself.December 7, 2007
Sounding a warning on climate changeMagne Furuholmen is worried about global warming, and his sculpture in aluminium depicting a house of cards about to collapse, sounds a stark warning: change, before it's too late.December 7, 2007
Taking a share of the Nobel Peace PrizeWhen the Nobel Peace Prize is handed over in Oslo on December 10, Hydro researcher Halvor Kvande will share a small slice of the glory.December 6, 2007
Irish building claims two architectural awardsThe Source Arts Centre and Library in Southern Ireland has captured two major architectural awards. The new building incorporates a complex façade design using Hydro's Technal-brand curtain walling.December 5, 2007
Irish building claims two architectural awardsThe Source Arts Centre and Library in Southern Ireland has captured two major architectural awards. The new building incorporates a complex façade design using Hydro's Technal-brand curtain walling.December 5, 2007
More gold for Hydro's train stunt filmHydro's profiling film for Norwegian TV – where a group of budding young engineers rebuild a railway track, sending a train into a gigantic loop – won the gold medal in what is considered to be the European championship in advertising, Epica.November 29, 2007
Årdal women lead the wayThe Årdal aluminium plant attracts the most women of all Hydro's plants. With a female boss, and with 19 percent of employees at the plant and 36 percent of the management team women, Årdal tops Hydro's list.November 29, 2007
Stock exchange announcement
Hydro's financial calendar 2008November 26, 2007
Wicona projects win prizes in UlmTwo of Hydro's Wicona-brand building systems projects in Ulm have been awarded prizes for architectural development in the German community's sustainable urban renewal competition.November 26, 2007
Board member purchases sharesHeidi M. Petersen, member of Norsk Hydro ASA's Board of Directors, has on November 23, 2007 purchased 6,000 shares in Hydro at NOK 71.90 per share.November 23, 2007
Key employer in TønderHydro has created an additional 100 jobs in its precision tubing organization in Denmark this year. One reason is the significant increase in sales volume for microchannel aluminium tubes that customers use in air-conditioning systems.November 23, 2007
Reiten: Positioned to grow – abroad and at homeHydro is positioned for growth, and ready to invest in good projects with the necessary prerequisites – both internationally and in Norway, says President and CEO Eivind Reiten. He sees no contradiction between growth abroad and growth at home: "While some people present this as a matter of "either/or", we want to do both."November 20, 2007
Establishing research cooperation in QatarHydro and Qatalum are open for cooperation with Qatari universities and colleges. This was established during an aluminium seminar at Qatar University on Tuesday.November 20, 2007
Joining forces in QatarHydro and our partners in Qatar are building the largest aluminium plant built in a single phase in the world. Now we have laid the foundation stone – together.November 19, 2007
Fusion of two cultures marked Qatalum's construction startTwo cultures were fused together on Monday, as the laying of the foundation stone in Qatar marked the start of construction for the giant aluminium plant in the desert in Mesaieed.November 19, 2007
Student competition winners arrive in QatarThe four winners of Hydro's student autumn competitions 2007 are now collecting their prizes – a stay in Qatar. There they will learn more about aluminium and participate in the foundation stone laying ceremony of the new Qatalum primary production plant.November 19, 2007
Helping German students build management skillsHydro is helping welcome the second generation of "VDI-Elevate!" students, a German program to train students of engineering sciences in the softer skills of management.November 16, 2007
Customers see future in Hydro building systems conceptsNearly 7,000 people met with Hydro last week in Paris to better understand the latest developments in aluminium building systems. Sustainability was the theme at the Batimat 2007 exhibition.November 14, 2007
Hydro best on the webHydro has once more come out on top among Norwegian companies in the list of websites ranked by the communication agency Hallvarsson & Halvarsson.November 13, 2007
Australian bauxite exploration joint venture agreement signedHydro is entering into a joint venture with the Australian mining company United Minerals Corporation (UMC) with the intention of recovering bauxite and producing alumina in Kimberley, Western Australia. The agreement, which was signed in Oslo on Tuesday, gives Hydro a 75 percent share in the partnership.November 13, 2007
Stock exchange announcement
Hydro's new board in placeThe corporate assembly of Norsk Hydro ASA on Thursday voted in the following member for the company's board of directors:November 8, 2007
Qatalum contract awarded to HycastHycast AS of Sunndalsøra has signed a letter of intent worth NOK 217 million with FATA of Italy for the supply of casting equipment for the new aluminium plant to be built in Qatar. The agreement includes design and the supply of equipment for casting extrusion ingots and foundry alloys.November 1, 2007
Stock exchange announcement
Executive Vice President Anne Harris purchases sharesExecutive Vice President and member of Norsk Hydro ASA's corporate management board Anne Harris, has on November 1, 2007 purchased 6,000 shares in Hydro at NOK 78.80 per share.November 1, 2007
Hydro to showcase integrated solar solutions at Batimat 2007Hydro will introduce at Batimat 2007 in Paris a new way of using photovoltaics in its aluminium building systems, which can achieve significant savings in energy consumption.November 1, 2007
Stock exchange announcement
Executive Vice President Torstein Dale Sjøtveit purchases sharesExecutive Vice President and member of Norsk Hydro ASA's corporate management board Torstein Dale Sjøtveit, has on October 31, 2007 purchased 13,000 shares in Hydro at NOK 78.14 per share.October 31, 2007
Stock exchange announcement
"New" Hydro's Q3 income lifted by currency gains, EBIT weakerOctober 30, 2007
Stock exchange announcement
Corporate management members purchase sharesThe following members of Norsk Hydro ASA's corporate management board have on October 30, 2007 purchased shares in Hydro.October 30, 2007
Stock exchange announcement
Hydro's nomination committee's proposal completedThe nomination committee of Norsk Hydro ASA is proposing the following as members of the company's board of directors:October 29, 2007
Third quarter results to be released at 07:30 CET on Tuesday 30 OctoberHydro's third quarter results 2007 will be released at 07:30 CET on Tuesday 30 October (06:30 UK time, 02:30 AM EST).October 26, 2007
Stock exchange announcement
Hydro to terminate New York Stock Exchange listingNorsk Hydro ASA's Board of Directors resolveed on October 22, 2007 to delist the Hydro share from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and to terminate its registration with and reporting obligations to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act).October 23, 2007
Hydro supports "Together for children"Hydro has contributed NOK 1 million to this year's televised national fund-raising campaign in Norway, named "Together for children". By supporting this year's fund-raising campaign, Hydro wishes to contribute to making a big and lasting difference in the lives of children affected by HIV and AIDS.October 21, 2007
Stock exchange announcement
New employee-elected members of Hydro's BoardBilly Fredagsvik (51) and Jørn B. Lilleby (55) have been elected members of Norsk Hydro ASA's Board of Directors.October 18, 2007
Fatality at Hamburg plantA worker died on Wednesday during construction work at Hydro's aluminium products plant in Hamburg, Germany.October 18, 2007
Libya investigationsAs previously announced, Jan Fougner of the Oslo law firm Wiersholm is heading the investigation of the previous Libya-portfolio, which Hydro acquired from Saga Petroleum in 1999 and transferred to StatoilHydro through the merger of October 1 2007. The US law firm Shearman & Sterling LLP is assisting with US aspects of the investigation.October 12, 2007
Foil business unit invests EUR 6 million in the environmentHydro has installed a new state-of-the-art air washer at its rolled products plant in Grevenbroich, Germany. Some 32 meters high and weighing 66 tonnes, the washer is the biggest element in a EUR 6 million investment in new air-cleaning technology, and a key milestone in upgrading the plant's Series 2 production facility for ultra-thin aluminium foil.October 11, 2007
Completing Ormen Lange, going forward with impressive project organizationWhen Hydro celebrated the official opening of the Ormen Lange gas field on Saturday, it was also the completion of project director Tom Røtjer's final major oil and gas assignment. Røtjer is staying on with Hydro as the company meets the future as a pure aluminium company. Though many capable project team members have been transferred to StatoilHydro, Hydro's well respected project organization has not been stripped of talent. On the contrary.October 6, 2007
Concerning Hydro's previous Libya engagementNorsk Hydro ASA today contacted the Norwegian National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime in the light of preliminary investigations indicating that the company may have utilized a previously mentioned consultancy company, in connection with petroleum operations in Libya, more actively than initially assumed.October 4, 2007
Invitation to press conferenceHydro invites you to a press conference on the Libya issue.October 4, 2007
At work with aluminium in focusThousands of Hydro employees arrived at work in a "new" company on Monday morning. At the office premises in the Oslo area, they were greeted with coffee, hot chocolate and freshly baked buns. In the rest of the company, too, the fact that Hydro is now to focus completely on aluminium was marked in various ways.October 1, 2007
Review of Libya engagement (with link to statement)StatoilHydro ASA and Norsk Hydro ASA will cooperate with respect to an external inquiry into Hydro Oil and Energy's operations in Libya, which Hydro acquired through the takeover of Saga Petroleum in 1999 and which have now been transferred to StatoilHydro.October 1, 2007
Stock exchange announcement
Review of Libya engagementStatoilHydro ASA and Norsk Hydro ASA will cooperate with respect to an external inquiry into Hydro Oil and Energy's operations in Libya, which Hydro acquired through the takeover of Saga Petroleum in 1999 and which have now been transferred to StatoilHydro.October 1, 2007
Stock exchange announcement
StatoilHydro - merger completedThe merger of Statoil ASA and Norsk Hydro ASA's petroleum activities has been completed today, 1 October 2007.October 1, 2007
'Hydro' building wins renovation awardA building façade project for the University of Sunderland has been honored as overall winner of the inaugural UK Aluminium in Renovation Awards. The project - Hydro contributed to its success - will now be entered in the European competition.September 28, 2007
Hydro systems add spring to Paris museumThe Musée du Quai Branly is one of the most striking new building on the Paris landscape. The architect behind the museum project was inspired by environmental quality norms and sustainable development criteria, and used aluminium building systems from Hydro.September 28, 2007
Hydro brings 'bling' to LiverpoolAs Liverpool celebrates its 800th birthday, its regeneration project - Paradise Project - is breathing new life into the heart of the city. One of the most distinctive buildings incorporates innovative use of curtain walling from Hydro Building Systems.September 28, 2007
Hydro steps up bauxite explorationHydro has signed a memorandum of understanding with Australian mining company United Minerals Corporation (UMC) to explore the possibility of bauxite mining and alumina refining in the Kimberly region in Western Australia.September 28, 2007
Stock exchange announcement
StatoilHydro - plan for completion of the mergerThe merger between Statoil ASA and Norsk Hydro ASA's petroleum business is expected to be implemented on 1 October, 2007. As announced by Hydro on 12 September this year, the following is confirmed:September 27, 2007
Looking for perfection with KodakKodak puts its reputation in the printing industry on the line every day, and depends on Hydro for high-quality lithographic sheets in aluminium.September 24, 2007
Looking for perfection with KodakKodak puts its reputation in the printing industry on the line every day, and depends on Hydro for high-quality lithographic sheets in aluminium.September 24, 2007
Stock exchange announcement
Cecilie Ditlev-Simonsen leaves HydroCecilie Ditlev-Simonsen is leaving her position as executive vice president in Hydro. This was announced by Hydro's acting board chairperson Elisabeth Grieg, who on behalf of the company has signed the agreement with Ditlev-Simonsen. Grieg says she is pleased that the parties have reached a mutually acceptable solution.September 19, 2007
Stock exchange announcement
Capital reductionNorsk Hydro ASA has on 11 September 2007 completed a capital reduction by cancellation of 38,498,506 shares at par value of NOK 3.66 per share, which includes 16,871,506 shares redeemed from the Norwegian State, represented by the Ministry of Trade and Industry, on the same date.September 13, 2007
Stock exchange announcement
Key dates for mergerThe merger of Norsk Hydro ASA's oil and gas activities with Statoil ASA to form StatoilHydro ASA is expected to be completed October 1, 2007. In connection with the merger the following key dates have been established relating to the trading of the Hydro-share on the Oslo Stock Exchange.September 12, 2007
Stock exchange announcement
Capital Markets Day 2007: Hydro set to grow as global aluminium companyFollowing substantial restructuring, a streamlined new Hydro is determined to grow as a global aluminium company with unique captive energy production.September 6, 2007
Learning from the first big thinkersWe all know the great pyramids are one of the Seven Wonders of the World. And the pharaohs must have been some of the world's first "big thinkers." We're applying big thinking to aluminium with Qatalum.September 3, 2007
Major reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from Norwegian aluminium plantsIn 1997, Hydro entered into a voluntary agreement with Norwegian environmental authorities to reduce specific greenhouse gas emissions from our aluminium works by 55 per cent. Now, together with other Norwegian aluminium producers, we have actually reduced emissions by 62 per cent per tonne produced — making the Norwegian aluminium industry among the cleanest in the world.September 3, 2007
Got the winter blues? Here's some light reliefFeeling under the weather this winter? If so, you're not alone, and you could be suffering from a seasonal condition known as Seasonal Affective Disorder. S.A.D. reduces life quality for millions of people around the world who suffer sleep problems, lethargy and tiredness in winter.September 3, 2007
Developing a talent for diversityDiversity was once primarily about equal opportunities giving people from different backgrounds access to jobs. That's still important, but in fact, greater diversity is better for business. In Hydro, we believe that a new philosophy of dealing with people's differences can bring strategic advantage, as well as benefiting individual careers and forming part of corporate responsibility.September 3, 2007
Aluminium foil - the ideal choice for pharmaceuticsFor those of us who depend on taking the right medicines at the right time, a blister pack in aluminium foil from Hydro gives us one less thing to worry about. Although it's probably the last thing you think about when you're not feeling well, the simple foil blister pack helps you track your dosages, keeps them safe, dry, hygienic and out of harm's way.August 31, 2007
Home made? Your secret's safe with us!We know your mum-in-law loves your home cooking. And how impressed she is about the way you toil away in the kitchen for hours making it all happen. Trouble is, if she knew that you bought it all oven-ready in a tray made from Hydro aluminium, you'd probably be in for a bit of a roasting.August 31, 2007
For once, our aluminium isn't making wavesWhen Soflusa Lines, part of Transtejo, planned to upgrade their fleet of fast ferries, they wanted ships capable of carrying 600 passengers at 30 knots. But to protect the river environment and other shipping, Portugese authorities stipulated that the new ships would not be permitted to make a wash higher than 50 cm. The solution: a high technology, low-wash hull, designed and built with aluminium from Hydro.August 31, 2007
We want your juice to taste this freshBall Corporation is the world's largest drinks can manufacturer, and Hydro has been supplying them with aluminium for many years. Ball requires top quality metal to ensure its own products are top-notch, and Hydro supplies both the aluminium and the technical expertise to help them get the most out of itAugust 31, 2007
Now you can move office whenever you likeIn the modern workplace, there's nothing quite like a Macropod. It's a deceptively simple solution to the one of the biggest challenges of office life today: hot desking and the open plan office. The Macropod gives you a unique workspace you can call your own, offering privacy, comfort and amazing flexibility. And it's all built using advanced aluminium profiles from Hydro.August 29, 2007
Lighter tankers — bigger loadsIt seems strange when you think about it: The lighter the tanker, the more the tanker can hold. But its true, thanks to aluminium, which is now by far the dominant material in the production of tankers and utility vehicles.August 29, 2007
Good past the last dropDowning the last drop of a soda isn't the end, it's just the beginning. Toss the can into a recycling bin, and maybe it'll end up making a car lighter and safer.August 28, 2007
All wrapped upNext time you buy a pack of Wrigley's chewing gum, take a closer look at the wrapping.August 27, 2007
Taking the leadThe race goes to the swiftest - and the lightest. Hydro's unique aluminium-scandium alloy helps speed professional racers to the finish line.August 26, 2007
The sky's the limit for Hydro researchHow would you cope in weightless conditions? Imagine an Airbus A300 airliner flying full speed 6000 meters high, then pulling up to the steepest climb before plunging into a freefall that lasts for over 20 seconds in a virtual 'space flight'. It's as close to the real thing as you can get without leaving the Earth's atmosphere.August 25, 2007
Second quarter 2007: Best-ever resultHydro reported record net results for the second quarter and half year 2007, confirming the company's solid operational and financial strength. Continuing high aluminium prices and a sharp rise in oil prices contributed to the quarterly results.July 24, 2007
First quarter 2007: Strong results for Hydro's aluminium businessHydro reported strong results for the first quarter 2007, supported by high aluminium prices and solid operational performance within both energy and aluminium. Divestment gains also contributed positively, while declining oil and gas prices weighed on quarterly earnings.May 31, 2007
Preliminary results 2006: Record results, Q4 hit by write-downsHydro achieved record results for 2006, despite a weak fourth quarter due to asset write-downs and other special items. Continued high oil and gas prices, aluminium prices at historic levels and solid operational performance contributed to the annual result, providing a strong foundation for Hydro going forward.February 19, 2007


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RE: AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE at the EGYPTIAN THEATRE*Please note that we no longer screen FOREVER HOLLYWOOD at 11 AM & 12:30 PM. Only 2 PM & 3:30 PM
Make sure you have an updated version of these listings. See the 'press' page on our website for latest info!
February 3 & 4; March 17 & 18; April 14 & 15; May 12 & 13 (10:30 AM):Historic Tours of the Egyptian Theatre. See what it would have been like to be in a Grauman stage show with a visit to the dressing rooms and singers boxes. Discover the painstaking restoration work and the marriage of modern technology with a landmark of Hollywood history. For the total "old Hollywood" experience, combine a tour with a screening of FOREVER HOLLYWOOD (*11:35 AM; 2:00 PM & 3:30 PM), an hour-long, star-studded look at the history of Hollywood. Screens exclusively at the Egyptian Theatre. Tickets $7 Adults. $5 Members/Students/Seniors 65+. Tour & Movie $10. Private group tours available. Call 323.461.2020, ext. 3 for more info. Upcoming tour dates: April 18 & 19 and May 9 & 10.
On-Going: FOREVER HOLLYWOOD
Directed by Todd McCarthy & Arnold Glassman, FOREVER HOLLYWOOD (55 min.) celebrates a century of movie-making, as related by some of today's most popular actors and filmmakers. Featuring over 400 movie and archival clips (including footage from the famous Hollywood Hotel & the Hollywood Canteen) - plus celebrity interviews shot exclusively for this film. Narrated by Sharon Stone. Screening Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00 PM and 3:30 PM. http://egyptiantheatre.com/foreverhollywood.htm.This film will ONLY play with monthly tours starting November 19th. It will NO LONGER play every Saturday and Sunday.
On-Going: Outfest Wednesdays
The American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre and Outfest collaborate to present gay and lesbian programming on Wednesdays at the Egyptian. Outfest Wednesdays is the only gay and lesbian-themed weekly screening series in the country. Founded in 1999, the programming features favorites from past festivals, Hollywood revivals, filmmaker retrospectives and sneak preview and word of mouth screenings of upcoming releases. For more information about Outfest see www.outfest.org. Outfest Wednesdays programming will be announced quarterly.
On-Going: Alternative Screen
This bi-monthly (select Thursdays) series showcases the best of new, undistributed American Independent Cinema from the far reaches of the film festival circuit at the Egyptian Theatre. Featured work is provocative, innovative and fiercely independent with an emphasis on filmmaking that displays a strong sense of personal style, spirit and vision. Filmmakers, actors and industry members are encouraged to join us for an opportunity to discover new talent, to offer feedback and to network with the Los Angeles independent film community. Film submissions accepted year round. For details see: www.americancinematheque.com
On-Going: FOREVER HOLLYWOOD
Directed by Todd McCarthy & Arnold Glassman, FOREVER HOLLYWOOD (55 min.) celebrates a century of movie-making, as related by some of todays most popular actors and filmmakers. Featuring over 400 movie and archival clips (including footage from the famous Hollywood Hotel & the Hollywood Canteen) plus celebrity interviews shot exclusively for this film. Narrated by Sharon Stone. Screening Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 PM and 3:30 PM.
May 9 & May 10 - Egyptian Theatre Historic Tours & FOREVER HOLLYWOOD
10:30 AM Behind The Scenes Tour
Special Treat for Mom's coming to this tour on Mother's Day!
You'll score big if you take mom on one of our behind the scenes tours this weekend. Everyone knows that moms LOVE Hollywood history and victorious tales of Los Angeles historic preservation!
April 2 - April 19, 2009 -- NOIR CITY: 11th Annual Festival of Film Noir
The streets and alleys keep getting darker, the tough guys tougher and the femmes, more fatale. So to prepare you for dealing with the nocturnal netherworld out there (and hold you over till you can glimpse the light at the end of the tunnel), well be screening more great forays into the heart of darkness, including: new prints of rarities like ALIAS NICK BEAL, Joseph Loseys masterpiece THE PROWLER (newly restored by UCLA), SIX BRIDGES TO CROSS, WOMAN ON PIER 13, THE OCTOBER MAN plus a Jane Greer double bill (OUT OF THE PAST and THE COMPANY SHE KEEPS), Robert Siodmaks impossibly hard-to-see FLY BY NIGHT, Fritz Langs WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS, an Anthony Mann double feature (TWO OCLOCK COURAGE and DESPERATE), a Newspaper Noir double bill of DEADLINE U.S.A. and CHICAGO DEADLINE, plus THE RACKET, THE ENFORCER, WALK SOFTLY STRANGER, Joseph Loseys CHANCE MEETING, NOCTURNE, SMOOTH AS SILK, ROSES ARE RED and more! See stars like Humphrey Bogart, Ray Milland, Tony Curtis, Dana Andrews, Alan Ladd, Joseph Cotton, George Raft, Robert Ryan, Van Heflin, Ida Lupino, Jane Greer, Lizabeth Scott, Alida Valli, Evelyn Keyes deal with the deadly hand that Fate has dealt them. Hosted by co-programmers Eddie Muller, Alan K. Rode and Chris D. Also on the last day of the series, Sunday, April 19, there is a special memorial afternoon tribute to actress Ann Savage with testimonials and a screening of her impossible-to-see film PASSPORT TO SUEZ.
April 18 2:00 PM Co presented by the ART DECO SOCIETY of Los Angeles
Walter Nelson: "Dr. Zarcoff, Ask the Robot to Fetch My Zeppelin: Art Deco Era
Imagines the Future" Lecture
April 23 26, 2009-- IN THE REALM OF OSHIMA:
(presented in collaboration with LACMA)
"I am not interested in making films that can be understood in fifteen minutes." Nagisa Oshima
Trailblazing Nagisa Oshima was one of the fathers of the Japanese Nouvellle Vague in the early 1960s, and his work still has the capacity to shock, provoke thoughtful reflection as well as entertain. Oshimas works exhibit such wit, beauty and furious invention, never mind profound feeling, that their conceptual gambits take on sensual and emotional force. They are less the product of a postmodernist sensibility, as some critics have characterized Oshimas strategies, than of a desperate intelligence. Oshima made films as if they were a matter of life and death Though born into privilege, the son of a government worker in Kyoto (reportedly of samurai ancestry), Oshima was a nascent socialist whose ideals were formed in his youth by the general strike of 1947; the Pacific War, Emperor Hirohitos capitulation after the bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the subsequent American occupation of Japan; the mass student struggle against the Korean War and, most markedly, against AMPO, Japans security pact with cold war America. Steeped in Marxist and Freudian thought from his fathers prodigious library, Oshima opposed using ideological systems to probe his nations psyche: "I am not a Marxist," he insisted. "In fact, I find Marxism and Christianity to be the same thing and both of them are bad." (James Quandt) Included in the series are various startlingly provocative films directed by Oshima including IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES, EMPIRE OF PASSION, CRUEL STORY OF YOUTH, VIOLENCE AT NOON, PLEASURES OF THE FLESH, DIARY OF A SHINJUKU THIEF and more. These movies are for mature audiences, and films like IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES will be restricted with no one under 18 admitted. Many of the films will be screened in new 35mm prints! This retrospective continues at LACMAs Bing Theater in May with a completely different selection of Oshima masterworks. "Plainly the greatest living Japanese filmmaker." Jonathan Rosenbaum; "Japans greatest living filmmaker." J. Hoberman; "By far the most important Japanese filmmaker of his generation." Noël Burch; "No other director of Oshimas generation has made more vital, inventive and challenging films, or taken more risks. He is a giant in contemporary cinema." Tony Rayns;
Sunday, April 26 2:00 PM Matinee DIRTY DANCING
The film DIRTY DANCING will be shown preceded by events in the courtyard including dance lessons from the Arthur Murray dance school, a Catskills-esque comedian and more! This event is the kick off of the musical that is coming to the Pantages. "Dirty Dancing The Classic Story On Stage," the worldwide musical smash opening of the pre-Broadway, West Coast premiere right here in Los Angeles! The movie is a legendary entertainment phenomenon. It is the summer of 1963 and Baby and her family are to attend the holiday resort in America's beautiful Catskill Mountains. But when they arrive Baby is almost immediately swept off her feet by the sexy and talented Johnny Castle. When her father forbids her to have anything to do with the hunky resort dance instructor and his pals, she finds herself falling madly in love with him and learning how to dance the passionate Latin dances that Johnny loves. Like the beginning of the 60's signaled the ending of an area of innocence, it also signals the ending of Baby's innocence and the awakening of her feelings as a young woman.
April 29 at 7:30 PM SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS: Spotlight on Publicity: The Evolution of the Industry 50 years ago to Today
As instantaneous news sources continue to multiply in our brave new electronic information age as fast as print publications shrink and even demise, it is clear that the scope of publicity has changed drastically in the past two years in a revolution much more powerful than the advent of television or even the eventual proliferation of hundreds of cable channels more recently. In an age before Twitter (was that only last year?) and before bloggers replaced the all powerful handful of taste-making columnists, the media controlled the message, but now everyone has free access to expressing an opinion in a worldwide forum where millions can see these posts instantly A power has transpired since the era when, as a desperate press agent in the THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS, Tony Curtis Sidney Falco stopped at nothing to get Burt Lancasters Walter Winchell-esque columnist J.J. Hunsecker to spill some ink on his client (and, can you imagine, he actually had to sit up nervously all night to grab a paper hot off the press to see if he made it in?). Join us on the occasion of the publication of veteran publicist Howard Bragmans new book, Wheres My Fifteen Minutes (Penguin Group) to watch the hard-hitting THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (1957) followed by a panel discussion on the landscape of the craft of publicity 50 years ago and Now with Bragman and several other heavyweights (TBA) of the Hollywood publicity machine. Howard will sign books beginning at 6 PM prior to the screening. www.WheresMyFifteenMinutes.com
May 1 3, 2009 -- A TRIBUTE TO SCREENWRITER DALTON TRUMBO
Daltons son, Christopher Trumbo and others will speak about Trumbo with a screening of the recently restored JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN, plus more great films penned by the pantheon screenwriter.
May 9 & May 10 - Egyptian Theatre Historic Tours & FOREVER HOLLYWOOD
10:30 AM Behind The Scenes Tour
Special Treat for Mom's coming to this tour on Mother's Day!
You'll score big if you take mom on one of our behind the scenes tours this weekend. Everyone knows that moms LOVE Hollywood history and victorious tales of Los Angeles historic preservation!
May 15 17, 2009 -- THE FILMS OF VICTOR FLEMING
Join author/film critic Michael Sragow, wholl be signing his biography Victor Fleming: An American Movie Master and introducing screenings of some of director Victor Flemings finest films, including the rarely-screened uncut version of JOAN OF ARC (recently restored to its original 145 minute length by UCLA) starring Ingrid Bergman.
May 25 ART DIRECTORS SOCIETY Screening FLASH GORDON Old & New
Screening of the vintage 1936 FLASH GORDON: ROCKETSHIP on a double bill with director Mike Hodges 1980 FLASH GORDON. In this sci-fi film, Flash Gordon and friends take on Mongo's sea monster, deadly ray guns, and robots to keep the evil Emperor Ming from destroying Earth.
May 29 30, 2009 FAMOUS MONSTERS MAGAZINE RE-LAUNCH
In Conjunction with MonsterPalooza
Classic horror films such as GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN, SON OF FRANKENSTEIN, DRACULA and HOUSE OF DRACULA will be screened along with appearances by special guests Sara Karloff, Carla Laemmle, Janet Ann Gallow and Jane Adams. Therell be vendors in the courtyard, and other fun activities.
June 4 RECENT SPANISH CINEMA Opening Night
The kick-off event and screening for our annual Recent Spanish Cinema series, takes place at the Egyptian while the body continues at the Aero Theatre June 5 7 with the very best new movies from Spain.
June 10 21 MOCKERS AND ROCKERS: CELEBRATING THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF AMNESTY INTERNATIONALS SECRET POLICEMANS BALL
The Mods & Rockers Film Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary with a special themed retrospective titled "Mockers & Rockers! Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Amnesty International's Secret Policemans's Ball". The festival will commemorate three decades of the legendary benefit shows and films for the respected human rights organization featuring British comedic performers such as Monty Python's John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam and other stars including Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Rowan Atkinson, Hugh Laurie and Eddie Izzard. Also international musicians including Sting, Bono, Pete Townshend, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, David Gilmour, Bruce Springsteen, Lou Reed, Peter Gabriel, Radiohead, The Police and U2. Many of the films will be rarely-seen versions or productions not-previously-seen in the US.
June 6, July 19 & August 15- American Girl Silent Film Events Shows
July, 2009 SO BAD, THEYRE GOOD! Movie Series
July, 2009 SCOPITONES Series
August, 2009 ANNUAL FANTASY, HORROR AND SCIENCE-FICTION Series
August, 2009 RETURN OF RIOT ON THE SUNSET STRIP Weekend
Vintage Pop Culture Cinema Artifacts from the 1960s Hollywood Hood
October 18, 2009 87th Anniversary of the Egyptian Theatre
November 8, 2009 Animazing Animation
TBA Domenic Priorewill present programming on a 1960s Hollywood Theme
Fall 2009: American Cinematheque Award Show
The 24nd American Cinematheque Award will be presented at the Cinematheque's annual benefit gala. Tickets start at $550. For tickets call Mann Productions in July 2009: 323.314.7000. Information about press credentials is at: http://egyptiantheatre.com/pressreleases/2001/credentialrqst.htm
October 18:87th Anniversary of the Egyptian Theatre Event TBA
AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE PRESENTS/VITAGRAPH FILMS Our video and DVD labelIf you would like to review our releases or learn more about our national theatrical release schedule please see www.vitagraphfilms.com. Currently AUDITION & EVERYTHING PUT TOGETHER plus Japanese Outlaw Masters titles are out on DVD and Video. Recently released are: HAPPINESS OF THE KATAKURIS & CITY OF LOST SOULS (dir. Takashi Miike) and Kinji Fukasakus BLACK ROSE MANSION.
More short films and the American independent film showcase, the Alternative Screen (on two Thursdays each month), brings the best of provocative, innovative new cinema from the festival circuit to the Egyptian Theatre, Los Angeles, on a bi-monthly basis. Discover new talent! And Screening weekly- FOREVER HOLLYWOOD (55 min.) a celebration of 100 years of cinema as told by today's biggest stars!
AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE PRESENTS/VITAGRAPH FILMS... Our video and DVD label If you would like to review our releases or learn more about our national theatrical release schedule please call us at 323.461.2020, ext.
115 or 310.390.1916. Currently AUDITION & EVERYTHING PUT TOGETHER - plus Japanese Outlaw Masters titles are out on DVD and Video. Recently released are: HAPPINESS OF THE KATAKURIS & CITY OF LOST SOULS (dir. Takashi Miike) and Kinji Fukasaku's BLACK ROSE MANSION.
Call 323.466.FILM for more info.
http://www.americancinematheque.com or http://www.egyptiantheatre.com
Programming at the 1940 Aero Theatre in Santa Monica is available at www.aerotheatre.com
The American Cinematheque is a non-profit 501 C (3) organization. All programs at the American Cinematheque's Lloyd E. Rigler Theatre (616 seats) at the Egyptian unless otherwise noted. The Spielberg Theatre seats 78. 6712 Hollywood Boulevard (between McCadden Place & Las Palmas Avenue).
IMPORTANT NOTE: The Cinematheque Press Dept. is converting as much as possible to e-mailed press releases as this gives us the opportunity to appraise you of added guests and press screenings and general updates that occur after we go to print. If you do not already get e-mailed releases, please e-mail your name and affiliation to email@example.com. Thank You!
Parking is available for a fee in parking lots on McCadden Place and Las Palmas Avenues behind the theatre. There is a municipal lot on Cherokee north of Hollywood Boulevard.
Hollywood & Highland is $2 for 4 hours with validation from the theatre or the mall. The theatre is wheelchair accessible.
Ticket Prices
General Admission: $9.00.
Cinematheque Members $6.00.
Seniors (65+) and Students with valid ID: $7
Tickets can be purchased by fax by the general public. Fax ticket orders (credit card only) to 323.467.0163 with your name as it appears on the card; a phone number and the card number and expiration date. Be sure to include the name of the film, time and date you wish to purchase. There is a $1 service charge on every ticket ordered by fax.
Please indicate in your listings that 24-hour program information is available at 323.466.FILM.
Tickets are available at the Egyptian Theatre Box Office (1:00 PM -4:30 pm Tues-Sun and evenings when there are Cinematheque programs (until 30 min. after last show goes in)
For details of press screenings or any other publicity info.:
Margot Gerber 323.461-2020, ext. 115 or email@example.com
DO YOU WANT TO REQUEST PRESS TICKETS TO ONE OF OUR EVENTS? USE THIS LINK TO LEARN HOW: http://www.americancinematheque.com/pressreleases/pressticketpolicies.htm
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Are you only interested in certain programs we present (such as Spanish Language Films, Directors in-person, etc.)? Let us know and we'll only send what you want. DO WE HAVE YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS? If you prefer receiving press information by e-mail please call us today! Call 323 461 2020 ext. 116.
Due to the rise of the use of spam filters, you may not be receiving our e-mail press releases. If you use a program like spam arrest or Earthlink Spam Blocker you need to add publicity@americancinematheque and firstname.lastname@example.com to your address book. Check with your computer administration dept. if you are still having trouble receiving our mail. We will be happy to put you back on our fax list if you call to let us know to do so.
The Egyptian Theatre is newly renovated by the American Cinematheque. It is a state-of-the-art movie theatre housed within Sid Grauman's first grand movie palace on Hollywood Boulevard. The exotic courtyard is fully restored to its 1922 grandeur. The historic Egyptian was the home of the very first Hollywood movie premiere (ROBIN HOOD in 1922 starring Douglas Fairbanks) and was known as the theatre "where the stars see the movies." Vintage and current photos are available upon request as well as complete press kits.
The Aero Theatre and its adjoining retail spaces, built in the style of French Norman architecture, by Donald W. Douglas of Douglas Aircraft fame, opened for business on January 10, 1940. The theatre, designed by architect R.M. Woolpert, operated with a small staff, seven nights per week. Aero programming consisted of double features (that changed three times weekly), Kiddie Matinees and drawings for sets of depression glass dishes prior to the Saturday night show. People walked to the Aero 65 years ago, just as they do today. The theatre remained in the Douglas family for quite some time. Jim Rosenfield, President of J.S. Rosenfield & Co, Inc., a Montana Avenue based retail real estate company specializing in renovating unique retail properties, purchased the Aero Theatre with his Chicago-based partner John Bucksbaum, from Sandy Allen in 1997, and they remain the current owners.
Ticket sales only cover a portion of our costs. Membership and donations help make up the difference. For more information about membership: http://egyptiantheatre.com/amcinebiz/jointhe.htm or our seat naming fundraising campaign or other major donor opportunities call Mann Productions at (323) 314-7000.
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Since I have done this recently, I'm going to break the rules (what?! no! How dare you!) and just do the facts and questions, but not ask and nominate this time, since I don't want to feel like I'm bothering people. Sorry!
Ok, so first, 11 facts about me.
1) My boyfriend and I drink more milk than anyone you know. Unless you know baby cows. and then it's pretty close. (our roommate can attest to this).
2) I spend most of my time during the day right next to a space heater.
3) I use a lot of internet humor.
4) I'm really good at getting rich in video games. Every game I play (especially open world ones where there's an achievement for it) I end up having a TON of money. Also, I'm a boss at Skyrim.
5) Cullen and I want to start a gaming/vlog/music channel on youtube that we share and run together. We just came up with a pretty perfect name last night but I don't want to spoil it. I'll write about it more when it's more relevant.
6) I really love christmas lights, so we use some in our bedroom for lighting year-round
7) In regards to cooking, I have an estimation-over-measuring mentality
8) I've been trying to learn french my whole life. I'm still crap at it.
9) If you demonstrate any sort of sexism towards or around me I will
10) If my eyes "stutter" while reading, I get really unsettled and have to go back and read the whole page again. Otherwise, I feel like I've missed something.
11) I fantasize about running
and Britt's questions for me:
1) How long have you been blogging?
I started on tumblr in the beginning of 2010, and I've had this blog since late september 2012
2) Have you been nominated for this award before?
Hmm, I feel like I know the answer to this one...
3)What does your typical day look like?
Ugh. Well now that I'm not in school and still looking for a job (which is not working very well), I'm at home a lot. I'm not too fond of how much of a homebody I've become. But I spend a lot of time networking with other blogs and finding new people, other internet fun-times, cooking, reading, working on photography, or playing video games. For example, today I lost a few hours to minecraft. Which I had never played before and now I really like.
4) Do you have and furry (or scaly, feathered, slimy) friends?
Nope. Cullen and I really want to get a kitten, but we don't have any money and wouldn't have any time for a new pet until this summer. So we're sort of hoping to plan on getting a kitten this summer.
5) What are your favorite crafts to make?
Whatever is useful and will save me money. The reason I do DIY anything is usually because I couldn't afford/justify the normal version and try to make something on my own. I like pretty apartment decorations like figuring out wall art, making pretty containers/jars for the kitchen, "decorating" candles etc.
6) what was you favorite toy from childhood?
I don't actually remember any toys that I totally loved when I was little. I remember being super excited about these porcelain dolls I got for christmas, back when we still lived on Vashon. I loved sky dancers. And according to my mom, my cozy coupe was basically my favorite thing in the world when I was a toddler. At one point I stole my mom's car keys and kept them in there because it made me feel like a grown-up. and then my mom had to go to work. And couldn't find her keys and couldn't get me to answer her, so she used some deductive parenting skills.
7) What is your favorite place to be?
Westwind. But really, I just love being in nature in general. Rural areas, because living in a city is very trying for me.
8) If you could live anywhere (other than where you are right now), where would it be?
Paris. I want to spend at least a few years living a Parisian life. I'm also quite fond of england. And two schools that I'm seriously looking at for graduate school are in london.
9) What would you consider one of your greatest accomplishments?
I finished college. does that count?
10) What is your favorite book?
hhhhhhlongsigh. Ok, so Harry Potter books are my favorites, but so are Jane Eyre and Persuasion. I don't have a solitary favorite.
11) What is one thing you want your readers to know about you through your blogging?
Sometimes I worry that the way I blog doesn't let very much of my sense of humor come through, and I think my, er, silliness and jokes make up a big part of my personality. So I hope that people can see that part about me.


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Intrusion Detection: The Guard Inside the Gate - Page 2
The Playing Field
Dozens of players in this market space are offering one or both types of IDS products: Network-based solutions and/or host-based solutions. They include: Axent Technologies Inc., of Rockville, Md.; Checkpoint Software Technologies Ltd., in Redwood City, Calif.; Cisco Systems Inc., in San Jose, Calif.; Intrusion.com Inc., in Richardson, Texas; Internet Security Systems Inc. (ISS), in Atlanta, Ga.; Network Flight Recorder Inc., Rockville, Md.; Network Ice of San Mateo, Calif.; and Pilot Network Services, in Alameda, Calif. The market is growing rapidly, as illustrated in Table 1.
Table 1: Intrusion Detection Software Market: Revenue Forecasts (U.S.)
Table 1: Intrusion Detection Software Market: Revenue Forecasts (U.S.)
Vendors agree that both types of IDS offer advantages, because they monitor different types of activity. Vendors also contend that the optimal solution is to have both network-based and host-based IDS.
However, not all organizations will purchase both types of IDS products and, in fact, Mark Wood, product manager at ISS, says, There isn't a one-size-fits-all solution in this security area. Instead, he says, customers must understand their security needs and choose vendors accordingly. How a company selects an IDS solution is based on how IT managers respond to questions such as:
- How do you want to manage IDS?
- What is the structure of the network?
- What are you trying to protect against?
- How fast a response to threats are you looking for?
Companies such as ISS offer four types of IDS sensors: network sensors, OS sensors, IDS appliances with network sensors, and server sensors. Customers can put together mix-and-match solutions. (A sensor is a piece of software that monitors a data source and has built-in IDS knowledge and response capability.)
Our goal is to let customers pick and choose the solution according to their business needs, says Wood.
Josh Senzer, network security administrator for Intellispace, a New York City-based ISP, founded under the name U.S. Cybersites in 1995, agrees that companies need to take an inventory of their network and business needs when assessing security solutions. Implementing an IDS solution takes careful planning that requires an intimate knowledge of the network, he says. The company currently covers the East Coast, but by next year expects to service 22 markets as far west as Los Angeles and as far east as Paris.
The company recently got its feet wet with IDS and hopes to have a complete enterprise implementation by next February. The ISP had a list of product criteria when it went shopping for an IDS solution, according to Senzer. For example, the solution had to be Unix-based, customizable, and have basic code so that the company could program the back end to do whatever type of monitoring it desired, and it had to accommodate a high-speed network.
Initially, the IDS implementation at Intellispace will be network-based, but Senzer doesn't rule out host-based IDS in remote offices down the road.
To date, the ISP is testing IDS for its own internal use using a product from Network Flight Recorder. Intellispace does not offer IDS as a service to customers. The company does IDS filtering for generic, or textbook, types of attacks. In the future, it expects to do more specific filtering. We're investing in IDS because we believe it helps create a safer, more secure network environment for us and our customers, he says.


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5.3.4 SITUATION A:With first and 10 from A's 4-yard line, A1 is tackled and the ball is lying on the 5-inch line with its long axis parallel to the goal line. How is the ball to be spotted?RULING: The referee will, by rule, rotate and place the ball so that its rear point is not penetrating the plane of A's goal line. The ball is rotated with its rearmost point moved forward just enough so it isn't touching the goal line. A gains a few inches in the process.
Team B gains the length of the ball. In other words, the rearmost point of the ball becomes the foremost point of the ball. You don't move the ball as described in the question. This is clearly stated in Rule 5-3-3.
Does you hat still have that Patriots Logo Patch on the inside?


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Oct 2 2010
Wisconsin Feargrounds: frightful fun
Tim Gavinski's livelihood depends upon what happens during 14 days of frightening work this month.
He has built a production that requires 152 paid actors and 12 makeup artists, plus dozens of other support staff. The stage is 58,000 square feet of the Waukesha Expo Center. The theme is fear and suspense.
During the duration of this drama, 12 sheriff's deputies watch action unfold on closed-circuit monitors. Two emergency medical technicians stay on call until each day's work ends, usually after midnight.
"2 MUCH FEAR 4 U," a promo suggests, and the intent is to sneak right up to boundaries of personal intolerance. When a bell clangs, it means someone new has raised his hands and declared, "I quit."
It happens.
Only 12 attractions nationwide earn an America's Best Haunts seal this year, and Wisconsin Feargrounds is one of them. Judges evaluate the operator's commitment to safety, attention to details, fear factors and more.
Tim has consulted fire marshals and building inspectors at least four times this season. Workers go through evacuation drills and learn to use fire extinguishers, even though 150-plus gallons of flame retardants cover the quartet of Feargrounds attractions: Morgan Manor, Morgan's Torment, Morgana's Labyrinth of Misery and Unstable.
Since 2003, Tim and wife Ann Marie have spent much of their time figuring out how to turn exhibit areas (first at Walworth County Fairgrounds, then the Expo Center) into convincingly creepy Victorian mansions and stables. He builds what they imagine and she orchestrates the operation.
A half-dozen training sessions for actors were completed before October arrived. Ann Marie has a master's degree in psychology and also works at the 24-hour call center of an employee assistance program, but for her husband, fright is a full-time and year-round job.
Their first haunt was a $55,000 investment, but "today that won't get you inside a door," asserts Tim, an Army veteran. "You need to be in the high six-figure range."
He classifies their initial attempt, called House of Darkness, as an enthusiastic but simplistic venture into the world of terror. Too many straightforward vampires, he says. "That's OK when you're at a bar on Halloween, but when people are paying, they expect more."
Why hire sheriff's deputies? "When people get scared, they either want to run away or fight," Tim explains. "We have a zero tolerance policy – you don't touch the monsters" or cause harm in other ways.
He grew up in Milwaukee during the 1960s, "when trick-or-treating still happened at night" and children with innocently bad behavior were rewarded with candy.
"One razor blade in an apple changed everything," Tim laments, and he never lost his passion for Halloween. Example: spending Halloween night in 1984 at Castle Frankenstein (the reported inspiration for author Mary Shelley's iconic character) in Darmstadt, Germany.
The Gavinskis teach their peers an eight-hour class on the business of haunting, which includes advice about building budgets and business plans. "We'll teach them how and why to account for everything they buy, down to the last screw," says Ann Marie, who also teaches marketing and psychology of fear classes.
The couple this year donated a 1986 Cadillac hearse for an International Association of Haunted Attractions fundraiser. The group's 400 members represent all 50 states and several other countries. Tim is a former president.
One of the Gavinskis' earlier creations was sold and moved to Ohio in 2009, where it makes up the core of the Scare-A-Torium in Columbus.
These actions speak to the cooperative spirit of the frightful businesses. "Our competition isn't each other," Ann Marie says. It's movie theaters and sporting events that eat the free time of their prospective audience.
Tim already is designing next year's Waukesha attractions. The couple routinely scours antique and resale stores for strange and gory props.
A late addition this year is a disgustingly dank and charming chapel that will host a wedding ceremony Oct. 31. "Two pews come from the Mormons, one from the Catholics and one from the Lutherans," Tim says.
Elsewhere, facial expressions change from staid to eerie in a gallery of lenticular portraits. We gingerly veer past an exploding toilet, a blood-smeared nursery, the makings for out-of-control horses, a stuffed panda bear that sways with a 13-knot noose around its neck.
Room after room after room holds the means to surprise, scare and sicken. A little latex, brown paint and varnish does wonders to make a plastic skeleton look like a decaying body.
Wisconsin Feargrounds is full of other secrets and tricks of the trade. What we have, Tim says, is the potential for a great date night because of all the spontaneous clinging and clutching that result.
When strangers wonder how odd the Gavinskis must be, for conjuring up such repulsive ideas. Tim shrugs and seems amused. "We're pretty average," he says. "I was raised Catholic, got married in St. Joe's Basilica" in Milwaukee – and just happens to have found a way to make Halloween last all year.
Wisconsin Feargrounds at the Waukesha Expo Center, 1000 Northview Rd., Waukesha, is open every weekend this month and on select Sundays and weeknights. Allow at least 90 minutes to see all four attractions.
Box office hours are 6:45-11:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance, $30 at the door (save $5 by printing an online coupon). For more: www.wisconsinfeargrounds.com, 262-547-6808.
By coincidence, Matt Mars – a childhood friend of Tim Gavinski's, operates the Burial Chamber Haunted Complex at 500 N. Lake St., Neenah. It includes haunted woods, two haunted houses and four-minute burial simulations (for people who want to feel what it's like to be buried alive). For more: www.burialchamber.com, 920-727-4669.
Mike "Tattoo" Krausert, co-owner of Green Bay's Terror on the Fox haunt (www.terroronthefox.com, 920-430-1844), is vice president of the International Association of Haunted Attractions. For details about other haunted houses and Halloween attractions in Wisconsin, check out www.hauntedwisconsin.com.
"Roads Traveled" is the result of anonymous travel, independent travel, press trips and travel journalism conferences. What we choose to cover is not contingent on subsidized or complimentary travel.


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It's the weekend at last, this week feels like it dragged fooo' sure. This week was mildly uneventful although yesterday was October 3rd and the Mean Girls world imploded and it was a very grand day quoting Mean Girls (not that I don't do that on a daily basis anyway - totes relatable, I mean "get in loser we're going shopping" who doesn't use that in everyday life??)
I digress. Looking forward to another chilled weekend and