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Welcome to our second Moda Fabrics Series: a bold and beautiful sewing room in Half Moon Modern. A good sewing space is all about clever organization. Clearing the clutter frees your brain and helps creativity blossom. We love the crayon colors of Half Moon Modern: apple red, sky blue, canary yellow, marshmallow white and more. It's a perfect match for the simple geometric lines and shapes of the motifs. This clean design is energizing and especially good in a sewing room or any space where everything else is busy; the simple design and happy hues help pull the room together so it appears neater and more contained. There are eight projects in our series, starting with today's tab-top curtains, featuring a butterfly accent strip and big white buttons. In the coming weeks, we'll bring you sewing machine and serger covers, an ironing board cover and caddy, a task basket, pinboard, and a sewing and craft apron with pockets a'plenty. In addition, Moda has put together a stunning Half Moon Modern Great Giveaway and has sponsored a free downloadable Sewing Reference Guide.
Open or closed, the swirling blue paisley and white of these curtains softens the drama of the red walls in our featured sewing space. We made six panels to cover one large and two small windows. Fully lined, the panels do a great job of blocking the sun when needed, but they aren't super bulky, which allows them to be pulled open for a view of the great outdoors.
Sewing Tools You Need
- Any Sewing Machine (we recommend the Janome Memory Craft Horizon 7700)
Fabric and Other Supplies
The amounts listed below are for ONE curtain panel and ONE tie back . Depending on the size and number of your windows and the height of your curtain rod, you will need to adjust your measurements accordingly. Below, in our Getting Started section, we explain how we determined the sizes of our cut pieces.
- 2 yards of 44-45" wide fabric for the main panels and tabs: we used Half Moon Modern by Moda Fabrics in Paisley Aqua
- Fabric for the inset accent: this amount will depend on a couple of factors: the width of the motif you wish to cut and how many panels. For our project, we had a 3" vertical motif. As you'll see in our Getting Started steps below, we show you how to figure the width and length of your panels. Using these calculations, our inset strip needed to be 4" x 57½". We made seven curtains for our sample room and so started with 1¾ yards of our chosen 44-45" wide fabric: we used Half Moon Modern by Moda Fabrics in Novelty Butterfly Aqua
- 1½ yards drapery lining: we used Moda Fabrics' 200 count muslin in Warm White
NOTE: You'll see by our measurements below that our cut length is actual 54½" and 1½ yards is only 54"... you almost always get a bit extra in your cuts, but if you want to be super safe, ask for 1⅝ yards.
- ¼ yard of 44-45" wide fabric for the tie back: we used Half Moon Modern by Moda Fabrics in Dots Spots Aqua
- Scrap or ¼ yard of lightweight fusible interfacing for the tie-back; you need one 3½" x 25" strip for each tie-back
- 1¼ yards of 2½" header tape
- SIX decorative buttons, apx 1 to 1½"; we use plain white 1⅜" buttons
- All purpose thread to match the fabrics
- See-through ruler
- Fabric pencil
- Iron and ironing board
- Scissors or rotary cutter and mat
- Straight pins
Getting Started
The first step in creating this curtain panel is to do some math. Yay! We explain how we determined our cut and finished measurements. But, you're likely to have a different size window and/or your hardware (or rod) will be set at a different height. So, you can follow our example and adjust it accordingly to meet your curtain needs. We all have certain curtain needs, don't we?
Finished LENGTH measurements
Total height
The height from the top of our rod to just below our window's sill plate is 52". This is the total finished height we want to achieve. We have a similar set of floor-length curtains in our Nature Brights Kitchen series, if you'd like to see typical measurements for a floor length set.
Tab height
Our top tabs are 2½" in height from the top of the rod to the top of the curtain. This is a standard measurement for tab top curtains.
Panel body height
The finished length of the panel body (without the tabs) will simply be the finished height minus the height of the tabs. 52" - 2½" = 49½"
Cut LENGTH measurements
Now we need to add for hem allowances at the top and bottom.
As you may remember, if you were paying attention, our top tabs are 2½" in height from the top of the rod to the top of the curtain. These loop over the rod, so you need double that height. Then, one end overlaps the top seam by 2" on the front (that's where the accent button is sewn). Therefore, the total finished length will be 2½ x 2 = 5" + 2" = 7". Finally, we need to add to the length for seam allowances. Our cut length for the tabs will be 7" + ½" seam allowance on one end to create the finished end of the tab + ½" seam allowance on the other end where it will insert into the top seam = 8".
Panel fabric
We need a total of 7½" for a nice deep hem on the bottom (also standard) and a ½" seam allowance at the top. Using our finished measurement of 49½", we add 7½" hem + ½" seam allowance = 57½" for our cut length.
Cut WIDTH measurements
Well, this part is fairly easy. We decided the finished width of our panel curtain would be 44", including a 3" accent inset; so, our pieces use the full width of the fabric, including the selvedge, simply split down the middle. This gives us the extra we'll need for the sides.
NOTE: Our window width was 48" and we wanted a nice gather to the two panels that would cover the window opening. We went with a bit more than 1.5 times the window width, also taking into account the How To Measure For Curtains.
Our inset accent strip is fussy cut from the Half Moon Modern Novely Butterfly in Aqua, so this motif determined the width of our accent. We determined 3" was perfect to center the butterfly motif. Accounting for a ½" seam allowance on both sides, this meant we needed a 4" wide strip. Depending on your fabric, your insert may be slightly wider or narrower, but try to keep it close to the 3" in order to best balance with the proportion of the main panels and best fit between two of the top tabs.
And, finally, that brings up to the tab width. These need to finish at 2" wide and we need a ½" seam allowance. Instead of cutting two strips to sew together, we can cut just one 5" strip and fold it in half (2½ x 2). So, our cut width is 5".
Finally, we're ready to cut! Referring to the cut length and width measurements we figured out above, we cut as follows for our window:
- Cut one 8" x width of fabric strip from the main panel/tab fabric (Paisley Aqua in our sample) Then, turn the fabric and cut SIX 5" x 8" strips for your six tabs.
- Cut one 57½" x width of fabric piece from the main panel/tab fabric (Paisley Aqua in our sample). Then, cut this exactly in half so it is now 22½" x 57½".
- Cut one 57½" x 4" strip from the inset accent fabric (Novelty Butterfly Aqua in our sample).
Let's not forget, we still need to cut a lining. It's important to use the proper lining for your panel because it helps with light control, protects the fabric from fading in the sun, and gives the curtain body. The lighter quilting weight fabrics just aren't enough on their own. However, if you choose a heavy decorator weight fabric, you might be able to get away without a lining. For the most part, we're in the strongly-recommend-a-lining camp.
Before you cut the lining, you need to do some math again. What a great day this is! It's standard practice to make the lining shorter than the actual panel so the lining doesn't hang below the hemline (much like the lining in a skirt). That measurement is usually 3" less than your finished total length. So, we need to subtract this from our total length before hemming.
Our total finished panel length (less the tabs) is 49½". Our hem allowance at the bottom was 7½" and at the top ½". 49½" + 7½" + ½" = 57½"
The cut length of the lining will be 57½" - 3 = 54½"
For the width, we cut the lining 5" less than the cut width of the panel. This is also a standard measurement.
The cut width of the lining will be 44" (width of fabric) - 5" = 39"
Cut the lining piece 54½" x 39".
Tie Backs
Just when you were ready to put away your cutting tools. The tie-back!
Our tie backs are 3" x 24", and we approached the cut width the same way as the tabs above, cutting them wide enough to fold in half and seam. The calculation is: the 3" finished width + ½" seam allowance = 3½" x 2 = 7".
The tie back length is simply the finished length, which we determined should be 24" for a generous loop, plus a ½" seam allowance on each end: 24" + ½" + ½" = 25".
The end loops are simply tiny tubes.
From the fabric for the tie backs (Dots Spots Aqua in our sample), cut the following:
- ONE 7" x 25" strip
- TWO 1½" x 5" strips
- Cut a 3" x 24" strip from the lightweight fusible interfacing.
- Cut a 43" length from the header tape.
At Your Sewing Machine & Ironing Board
Pre-make your six tabs
- Fold and pin the six tab pieces in half, right sides together.
- Using a straight stitch and ½" seam allowance, sew along one short side, pivot at the corner, and sew to the next corner. Clip the corners diagonally. Turn right side out, poking out the corners so they are nice and sharp. Press.
NOTE: The open end you used for turning will later be sewn between the panel and the lining, hiding its raw edges.
Assemble the panels and accent strip
- The instructions below reference our cut measurements; yours may be slightly different.
- Find the two 57½" x 22½" panel pieces and the 4" x 57½" accent strip.
- Place the accent strip right sides together along one 57½" side of one panel. Pin in place.
- Stitch in place, using a ½" seam allowance. Press the seam allowance towards the main panel piece.
- Place the remaining 57½" raw edge of the accent strip right sides together with one 57½" side of the remaining panel piece. Pin in place. Stitch in place, using a ½" seam allowance. Press the seam allowance towards the main panel piece.
- Topstitch ¼" from each 57½" seam on the panel side.
Panel and lining bottom hems
- Create a double-fold hem along the bottom. Fold up and press 3½", then fold and press again 4".
- Stitch close to the fold to finish the hem. Set aside. If you're new to hemming, check out: How to Make a Simple Hem.
- Repeat the same hem on the lining piece. Remember, this piece is shorter than the panel piece so it will finish shorter.
Sew front panel to lining along each side
- Lay the panel on a table, right side up. Place the lining piece right side down (the sewn hem side will be the wrong side) on top of the panel. So .... right sides together.
- The hem of the lining should fall within the hem of the front panel and the whole lining should be 5" narrower than the face panel.
- Align the lining and the front panel along one side, pin and stitch with a ½" seam allowance. Stitch from the top of the panel to the bottom.
- Remove from the machine and lay it out flat again. Pull the lining so it aligns with the opposite side of the front panel. This will cause the sewn side to roll in a bit. Pin and stitch this side with a ½" seam allowance.
- Remove from the machine and lay it out flat again. Now, in order to lay flat, both sides of the front panel will curve around to the back. Match the raw edges of the front panel and the lining along the top edge, making sure the center point of the lining matches the center point of the front panel. To find your center point, you can either measure from each side or fold the entire unit in half and mark
- Press the side seam allowances towards the outside edges.
Insert tabs and sew top seam
- Place the six tabs in between the lining and panel at the top raw edge. Open the lining so you can pin the tabs on to the right side of the paisley panel. Line up the raw edges of the tabs and the raw edges of the curtain.
- The two end tabs should be placed against the fold of the side hem. The two middle tabs go on either side of the inset accent strip. The final two are centered in the open space between on either side. Our measurement was 6-7/8" to the edge of each tab.
NOTE: Depending on the finished width of your curtain, you'll need to divide the width evenly to determine the spacing of your tabs.
- Using a ½" seam allowance, sew through all layers along the top of the panel. You DO stitch ALL the way across, including across each folded sides.
- Clip the two top corners of the panel at a diagonal. This makes it easier to turn the corners.
Attach header strip
- The header strip adds strength and body to the top of the panel so it doesn't droop between the hanging tabs. Place the long header strip on the bed of your sewing machine (most of the header strip will be to the right of your needle your needle). Pin in place if needed. The bottom of the header strip should line up with your sewn seam. The top will simply extend about 2" beyond your seam allowance.
- Stitch through all layers within the top seam allowance.
Turn right side out and complete tabs
- Turn panel right side out through the open hemmed bottom. Press the sides smooth. You will have a fully lined, finished curtain panel with no visible stitching on the sides.
- Pull the tabs out firmly and overlap them 2" onto the front side of the panel. Pin in place.
- Secure each tab by hand sewing a button through all layers.
- At the very bottom corner of the panel, fold under the remaining raw edge of the side hem.
- Make a short vertical stitching line, in thread to match your fabric, to secure the side hem to your bottom hem. We hand-stitched ours in place so there would be no stitching visible from the front, but a machine stitch in matching thread would work as well.
Tie backs and loops
- Find the 7" x 25" tie-back strip, the two 1½ x 5" loop strips and the 3½" x 25" interfacing strip.
- Fold a loop strip in half lengthwise and press to create a center crease. Unfold wrong side up and fold each long raw edge into middle, so the two raw edges meet in the middle along the crease. Press well.
- Fold the strip in half again along the center crease, enclosing the raw edges to the inside.
- Topstitch along the length of the tiny folded strip.
- Repeat to create the second loop.
- Fold the tie-back strip in half and press to create a center crease.
- Following manufacturer's instructions, fuse the interfacing to the wrong side of the tie-back, aligning the top of the interfacing strip along the center crease and centered it end to end. There will be ½" of fabric extending beyond the interfacing along the opposite raw edge and at both ends.
- Flip the fused tie-back over so it is right side up and open flat on your work surface. You should be able to see the center crease.
- Worked on the fused side, place a loop strip on each end. The inside edge of the loop should be ½" from the center crease. The outside edge of the loop should be 1" from the raw edge. The raw edges of the loop strip are flush with the raw edges if the tie-back. Pin in place.
- Fold the tie-back, right sides together, along the original crease. Pin in place, sandwiching the loops in between the layers.
- Using a ½" seam allowance, stitch around all three sides, leaving a small opening for turning. Remember to pivot at each corner and lock your stitch on either side of the opening. Press all seams open and clip all corners.
- Turn the tie-back right side out. Poke out all the corners so they are nice and sharp, and turn in raw edges of the opening so they are flush with the sewn seam. Topstitch around the enter tie back. This will close the opening used for turning.
NOTE: For our window configuration, we used three panels on one larger window. On the two outside panels, we used the tie-backs described above. On the middle panel, we simply made a non-interfaced version of the tie-backs from of our leftover scraps and used that as a ribbon to bunch and hold the center panel in place.
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A winner was selected from 96 designs submitted by 30 freelance designers.
Logo to convey quirky originality and sexy smarts for copywriter. Sort of like the PhD librarian who might--or might not--take off her glasses.
Jill Nagle copywriting, etcetera
Desired Color Scheme:
Maybe black with some pink? But open to ideas!
Desired Style:
whimsical, artistic, feminine, but also with clean, bold lines. Lovely but not too cluttered.
Accepted File Formats:
Standard Web Formats (.jpg, .gif or .png)
Maybe include eyeglasses like these: http://www.framesdirect.com/framesfp/A_
Should first and foremost impart confidence in the writer's skill and reliability, and secondarily, the idea that she might be extra creative and fun to work with.
 Maybe bold black lines with dash of pink? I am open to ideas!
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You%26rsquo;re crouched in a corner clutching your AK-47 with both hands. You%26rsquo;re down to your last magazine. Five monsters are trying to get a lock on your scent in the next room and just beyond them a group of Nazis are sitting at their sentry post waiting for movement. You should have saved some ammunition but you blew it all to buy a sniper rifle at the last outpost. Nietzschean law doesn%26rsquo;t apply: what doesn%26rsquo;t kill you here just makes you weaker. You want to go back but youcan%26rsquo;t: the shelter doors are locked and won%26rsquo;t be opening again any time soon. Life in the Metro is tough %26ndash; but above ground the situation%26rsquo;s even worse.
Your mother would have told you this but she died when you were young. Life in a cramped station was all you knew, so who can blame you for wanting to venture outside? But the sky doesn%26rsquo;t look like you%26rsquo;d imagined. The postcards pinned to your wall depict clear blue heavens. Here, though, rolling storm clouds and dust blot out the sun. You count yourself lucky given that the hole in the ozone layer makes sunlight deadly but then you remember the tough spot you%26rsquo;re in and your grip on the weapon tightens. It%26rsquo;s crazy to let your mind wander like this and you blame it on your gas mask%26rsquo;s clogged filters. Your visor slowly fills with condensation. Your laboured breathing is now accompanied by pronounced wheezes. Any louder and you%26rsquo;ll alert the monsters. What a fine mess you%26rsquo;re in %26ndash; not enough air, not enough bullets and no options but to press on. But you%26rsquo;re having the time of your life.
Above: The world of Metro is a completely coherent and believable one
Metro 2033 is going to have its fair share of detractors. We%26rsquo;ll lay down the Joker card early: the shooting isn%26rsquo;t all that great. As we feared last issue, the guns do feel underpowered and enemies sometimes absorb a bullet or two without even flinching. If you%26rsquo;re after a great blaster then Metro 2033 may not be for you. Nor is it designed to be. Bioshock isn%26rsquo;t a great blaster either, but that certainly hasn%26rsquo;t held it back.
If you play Metro 2033 in the right way %26ndash; stealthing and planning assaults like John Rambo Version One rather than barging through the front door with double rocket launchers like his carnage-loving later-ego %26ndash; the shooting issues become non-issues. Decline, and fail to look past the resulting gunplay shortcomings, and you%26rsquo;ll officially have a heart colder than the Moscow nuclear winter. Like 2K%26rsquo;s watery adventure, Metro thrives on its atmosphere. And it%26rsquo;s in this area that 4A Games delivers in way perhaps nobody expected.
For starters, the dank tunnels of Russia%26rsquo;s Metro system are more evocative and more powerful than anything explored in the return visit to Rapture. Metro 2033 opens a window into a world totally unexplored on Xbox 360. Step through it and there%26rsquo;s an unshakable feeling you%26rsquo;re trespassing into a PC game. Yes, there are a few moments where the edges are so rough you wonder why Black %26amp; Decker didn%26rsquo;t pick up the publishing rights and stock Metro as part of their hacksaw range, but the unique look and feel is fascinating to behold. The world is utterly captivating: if the theme is strictly Fallout and the concept is Bioshock, Metro%26rsquo;s closest cousin in terms of game mechanics is undoubtedly Half-Life 2.
There%26rsquo;s no blinking arrow in the centre of the screen to guide you forwards and little in the way of hand-holding. Struggling to open a door? The solution might well involve working your way into a neighbouring room to blast away the plank of wood wedging the handle, or to blast the anchors of a chandelier%26rsquo;s cabling and swing the broken light into the entrance. Very PC, very Half-Life, and we%26rsquo;re sure you%26rsquo;ll agree that any game taking its cues from Valve%26rsquo;s masterpiece is going to be worth a look.
Above: If you%26rsquo;re toosqueamishto ransackcorpses, you're through
4A Games have approached Metro 2033 with all the confidence of a Valve, and a healthy portion of the talent too. The game boldly flits between solo and cooperative missions with just the right balance, and occasionally spices up the mixture by throwing you into a few (actually, genuinely superb) on-rails section when you least expect it.
What really resonates, though, is how the game hasn%26rsquo;t been dumbed down for consoles. Fail to keep your torch topped up and you might just miss a hidden tripwire which hurls a spiked pendulum into your noggin. Ignore the audio cues that indicate a crumbling ledge and you%26rsquo;ll be dunked into toxic soup before you know what%26rsquo;s happened. Metro 2033 is never unfair %26ndash; 4A mercifully fixed the ammo and difficulty spikes present in last month%26rsquo;s preview code %26ndash; but, simultaneously, it%26rsquo;s far from forgiving.
Fortunately, some truly inspired level design has an uncanny ability to make you feel clever. One set of tunnels plays home to a war between the Reds and the Nazis. (Yes, future Nazis.) Holster your weapon and it%26rsquo;s possible to remain undetected for the entire chapter. Careful sneaking will lead you to the scene of an execution; a soldier is on trial for desertion of his post and, as he pleads to his captors, he reveals that he was trying to flank the enemy forces by using a secret passage. Follow his instructions and you too can use the spaghetti-like collection of pipes to crawl beneath the battles above, completely subverting your involvement in the tussles between the factions. And, as you sneak under the walkways, you%26rsquo;ll feel like you%26rsquo;ve genuinely outfoxed everybody else.


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It's the time of the year when gaming companies send me Christmas cards. Um, thanks? You didn't have to, really. Or at least just send an e-card, because I'm chucking these Santa-Yoda cards and fancy cursive well-wishes in the
trash recycling bin.
Except this one.
This one was e-mailed to me by the people at Foundation 9. Best card. They win. I will not put this one in the trash folder yet.
Hey, game studios, Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays to all of you right back! Next time, tuck a Durango in that card you're sending me, ok? Or maybe an Orbis?
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Designers from around the world are submitting creative designs for npulido in logo design - custom.
The name of the service is "Gatheration"
Desired Color Scheme:
green maybe?
Desired Style:
Web 2.0, cool, hip
Accepted File Formats:
.png or vector graphics
The name of the service is "Gatheration"
Think of it like a clump of forums/discussion boards
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Operations to replace worn out knees in Canada are generating nearly half a million kilograms of surgical waste every year, according to a new study that says more needs to be done to "green" the nation's ORs.
After conducting a waste audit of five knee replacements performed by a single surgeon in February 2010, researchers from the University of Western Ontario in London found that the average surgical waste per surgery was 13.3 kilograms.
When extrapolated to the more than 47,000 knee replacements performed in Canada in 2008-09, the authors estimated knee surgeries generated 407,889 kg of landfill waste.
On average, 64 plastic wrappers, 41 surgical gloves, 29 green sterile towels, 10 vinyl gloves, five surgical gowns, five surgical drapes and three table covers were used per knee replacement, the authors write in the Canadian Journal of Surgery.
"It is imperative that efforts to promote sustainable OR practices are strengthened," they said.
According to the authors, a routine operation "produces more waste than a family of four" produces in a week.
Three medical students audited surgeon Dr. Douglas Naudie, who says he was surprised by just how much waste was generated per knee replacement - a frequently performed and growing surgery.
"I had no idea. I think it kind of opened our eyes a lot," said Naudie.
While operating rooms produce substantial amounts of waste, they also require absolute sterility. For example, the students who conducted the audit "couldn't believe how many gloves we go through," Naudie said.
Since the audit, Naudie's hospital has included more recycling and ensured waste is properly separated into "normal" and infectious waste. Studies have shown that up to 85 per cent of non-hazardous solid waste is disposed of as infectious waste requiring "high energy" treatment processes including incineration that are not only harmful to the environment but cost 10 to 20 times more, the authors said.
The hospital has also reduced by nearly half the number of items that are opened and prepared for surgery but never used. As well, unused items are being re-sterilized and donated to developing countries.


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So here we are at the end of the year again ... and now I have to fess up as to whether I was able to accomplish the goals I set for myself in January.
1. Obtain the addresses, birth dates, and anniversary dates for all of my first cousins on both sides of my family … and names and birth dates of spouses and children. Oh and all my half siblings' spouses and kids too.
I'm still missing 3 ... but I got the others!
2. Attend at least five (5) Scanfests (or equivalent) this year - and actually scan stuff.
I completed all my photo scanning before September, so I didn't need to attend all 5 (see #3 below).
3. Scan and label at least 15 photos and/or negatives each week, or until they are done, whichever happens first.
This goal is complete.
4. Attend at least two (2) genealogy conferences.
I attended FGS in Birmingham in August, but wasn't able to get to the Family History Expo in Atlanta in November. Instead, I started the NGS Home Study Course.
5. Give at least two (2) presentations to my genealogical society.
I only made one presentation, but submitted two articles for our quarterly - the first on employment records of our ancestors and the second on census records.
6. Index at least 200 records per month at FamilySearch Indexing.
My total for the year is 3,260, which is around 270 per month. Of course, I really slacked off in the last few months.
7. Add at least five (5) individual ancestor stories to my website.
I almost managed to complete this goal! I managed to get 5 ancestors in My Ancestor Spotlight series, but only got 4 of them on the website. Clearly, I'll need to get the last one on there immediately.
8. Blog at least twice per week.
A grand total (not including this post) of 106 posts for the year, which comes to 2.03 posts per week. I'll call that goal met!
9. Finish reading Greenwood's "The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy."
I finally finished reading the book! The SecondLife Book Club didn't have presentations for 3 months; otherwise, we would have made it all the way through the book too. Unfortunately, we still have 2 chapters left to discuss.
10. Add at least three (3) website links per week to my online toolbox.
I met this goal a while back, and I've been doing pretty well at keeping my "pending" folder cleaned out.
So I completed 7 out of 10 goals, and sort of completed 2 of the last 3. Not a bad year!
I haven't decided if I want to have specific goals for the entire year in 2013 or if I want to do monthly goals. Maybe I'll do both - break my yearly goals down into monthly goals. I just need to stay motivated and not feel overwhelmed. I appreciate your thoughts on different approaches.
Do we share any ancestors?
Please email me at lostancestors [at] gmail [dot] com


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BOULDER, CO - August 10, 2010
Webroot, the first Internet security service company, today announced the appointment of Michelle Marian as senior vice president of global online business. An executive with more than 20 years of marketing and sales experience, Marian will lead Webroot's online operations to drive revenue growth in digital sales among consumers and businesses.
"Webroot is at a pivotal point in our history as we establish ourselves as the leader in delivering security as a service," said Dick Williams, chief executive officer, Webroot. "Over the past year, we've grown our business aggressively through investments in development, acquisitions and building a world-class support organization. Michelle will be a great asset to Webroot as we grow our global online business equally as aggressively."
Marian brings to Webroot more than 12 years of interactive marketing experience, including the development of e-commerce and online marketing initiatives for leading brands such as Safeway, AOL, AT&T Broadband and Qwest Communications. Most recently, her role as vice president of interactive marketing at Safeway increased the company's profitability and revenue growth through the successful execution of integrated online and offline marketing programs, customer acquisition and retention campaigns, and social media and mobile strategies.
Prior to Safeway, Marian was vice president of online marketing at AOL, responsible for building the Netscape ISP online sales channel and AOL's subscriber upsell and retention programs. Marian also implemented a portfolio sales approach that drove significant incremental operating income and increased product penetration. Previously Marian developed the online sales presence and channels for the cable companies AT&T Broadband and Adelphia.
Marian also held marketing management roles with Global One, KPMG Peat Marwick and NCR. She began her career in advertising sales and new media at The Washington Post.
Marian received a Bachelor of Science in International Business and Marketing from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a Masters of International Business Studies from the University of South Carolina at Columbia.


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This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2012, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.
Thanks to his knack for making interceptions at critical moments, Utah junior safety Brian Blechen has earned the reputation of being a game-changer in his two years with the Utes.
Now the 6-foot-2, 218-pound Blechen is a game-changer in a not so positive way for Utah.
Blechen has been suspended for the first three games of the season for violating team rules, Utah coach Kyle Whittingham announced Monday.
The suspension means Blechen, an honorable mention All-Pac 12 player as a sophomore, must sit out the Aug. 30 opener against Northern Colorado as well as the Sept. 7 game at Utah State and the Sept. 15 game against BYU.
Blechen was slated to start at strong safety ahead of junior Quade Chappuis, a former walk-on from Lone Peak High School who played in every game last year and started once at free safety against Washington.
With Blechen out, Chappuis becomes Utah's most experienced player at safety.
Free safeties Eric Rowe, Tyron Morris-Edwards and Terrell Reese are all sophomores.
The Utes open camp Thursday.
While expected to start at safety, Blechen also plays at linebacker, another area in which the Utes are young and have limited experience.
Blechen played the first four games of the 2011 season at linebacker then moved back to safety for the remainder of the season.
He finished the 2011 season with three interceptions and three forced fumbles. He was also third on the team with 78 tackles.
After signing with the Utes as a quarterback, Blechen was moved to safety and quickly developed into one of Utah's best players.
He had four interceptions as a freshman, two of which came at critical times for the Utes.
In his first college game, he intercepted a pass on the first play of overtime against Pitt to set up the winning field goal, and against San Diego State he made an interception in the end zone with 1:22 remaining to preserve Utah's win.
Whittingham was not available for comment on Blechen's status.


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The Player: Peter Hanson
Residence: Sweden
Points: 2,022,431.76
Money made in 2012: $549,177
The Buzz: This has been a good year for Peter Hanson, who finished second in Qatar and fifth at the World Golf Champions. At nine events during the European Tour last year, Hanson finished inside the Top 10, tying third at the Masters.
Related Topics:
Hanson Gets to 9 Under for Lead at Masters
Peter Hanson almost hits fellow golfer with shank at PGA Championship


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-Provide Excellent Customer Service
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-Unloading and Sorting Grocery, Dairy, and Frozen Deliveries
-Performing Stocking Duties
-Ensuring Proper Rotation and Facing of Products
-Help Customers Locate Items
-Clean, Condense, and Organize our Loading Dock and Storage Areas
-Follow Proper Safety Standards
Benefits Include:
-Dental Insurance
-Vision Insurance
-Life Insurance
-401(k) with 4% Match
-Paid Time Off
-Discounts at Trig's, Tula's Cafes, Trig's Ace Hardware, and Trig's Village Market
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This past Sunday My hubby and I celebrated our 6th anniversary. I am so thankful for the wonderful man I call my hubby. He is my best friend and just my favorite person in this world. I am thankful to get to have him here with me always. We didn't get to be together last year, since he was deployed to Iraq so this year was special. My poor hubby woke up sick on our happy day, but he was a good sport and even let me take pictures of him when he wasn't feeling his best. For our day we made yummy salmon and shared it with our kiddos and then we decorated the Christmas tree. It was such a simple night, but a wonderful night.
Yummy Lemon Pepper Salmon
This is supper easy to make. I will post the simple directions later.
Don't worry folks we don't drink. It is Sparkling Apple Cider (my favorite).


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with the consumer in the planning process,
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Programs are being developed which relate
to the special needs of various groups such as
the young, the elderly, or the poor.
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Do You Know YouTube?
As a parent, I figured YouTube was like many other online diversions loved by teens: a huge time waster but basically harmless. After seven days of viewing the site I staggered away from my computer bleary-eyed, bewildered, and bemused.
Day 1: It's easy to get hooked.
On the home page of YouTube.com I find thumbnails of videos — from featured clips to paid ads — as well as a search box to enter text. Anyone can watch, although if you try to click on something YouTube deems "adult," it will ask you to register. (It's free, and a minor could easily give a fake birth year, making himself 18.)
My interest is piqued by a video named "Shaving My Eyebrows." The film launches in my browser: Eyebrow-guy discusses his fear of looking weird as he shaves his beard, head, and brows. The video is also surrounded by "related content," 1,200 videos posted by other users, from "Drunk Girl Shaving Her Eyebrows" to TV commentary on Britney Spears' bald-head episode.
I navigate the site by clicking from one linked video to another, or by "channel-surfing" (much like watching TV). Before I know it, the entire afternoon is gone — and I've become an expert YouTube user.
Day 2: We have no idea what our kids are watching.
I explore the Most Viewed section (found under the Videos tab) and am surprised to find that professionally produced content like music videos and TV clips gets far more views than amateur content. I also realize that YouTube is a loophole around some parental controls: No matter how well you manage your kids' media access (installing V-chips or banning shows like South Park), clips of the verboten are accessible online. Outtakes from R-rated movies are also popular.
I click on the Channels tab and find NoGoodTV, an adult Internet site where celebrities say the F-word as many times as possible. Then I click on another popular channel, Sexy French Maid French TV, and see seven minutes of young women climbing in and out of frilly black skirts and garter belts. I view a video by a young woman who calls herself FilthyWhore, then watch one with porn stars giving explicit sex tips. And while I never stumble upon truly X-rated content, there are constant "comments" inviting viewers to porn sites, as well as videos that directly link to them.
Shocked by what seems to be a universe of video anarchy, I decide to get a professional opinion. According to Liz Perle, editor-in-chief of Common Sense Media (commonsensemedia.org), a nonprofit group in San Francisco that provides entertainment reviews for families, "YouTube videos aren't rated, so kids can watch whatever they want." Without explicit warnings about offensive content, parents remain clueless.
Day 3: Beware: Hate flourishes on YouTube
I vow to break out of my shameful little smut spiral. Shopping for inspiration, I find "Hahaha," 1 minute and 40 seconds of a baby laughing like crazy. The tiny giggles are an instant mood-lifter; with more than 23 million views, this is one of the most-watched YouTube videos.
When another video shows up as related content — this one with the commonly used title "Baby Laughing" — I'm intrigued and instantly click on it. To my surprise, it turns out to be a hateful white supremacist tirade, directed against golf star Tiger Woods and his family, blaming multiracial marriage for the demise of genetic purity. If I was so innocently led astray by this domino effect of "related" videos, I can only imagine what a curious teenager could find — especially if he were intentionally seeking it out.
Besides giving the video a name similar to that of the popular baby clip, the white supremacist filmmaker also used another YouTube manipulation: not allowing new posts. A dozen old comments praise the rant, making a casual viewer think the world is full of bigots, but a more careful examination reveals that the person who originally uploaded the video changed the settings so no one — including dissenters — can make new remarks. Experts say it's these comments that render YouTube toxic; they can be out of context and can give the impression that hatred is pervasive and acceptable.
Even more cruel are the comments aimed at kids who post their own videos: "Why don't you die?" and "Do us all a favor and kill yourself right now" are common. Videos uploaded by girls also are met with vicious and misogynistic responses, like "Fat cow" and "Shut up and take your shirt off." Although the notes are fired off in the relative anonymity of cyberspace, they can still hurt. "There are horrible, vile threats that are angry enough to frighten adults, not to mention 10-year-olds," says Parry Aftab, an Internet privacy lawyer and executive director of wiredsafety.org, a nonprofit organization aimed at protecting kids from online abuses. "The threats may be empty — for the most part, people who post aren't identified by real names — but they're still sickening."
YouTube Responds
We contacted YouTube about the videos that seemed inappropriate for — and available to — tweens and teens, but the company declined our request for an interview. "We prohibit kids under 13 from signing up, and kids between 13 and 18 need to have the permission of a parent or legal guardian," a spokeswoman said in a written statement. "We offer our users community flagging tools so they can tell us as soon as they see videos that violate our policies. Once flagged, we review the content and remove it if it violates our Terms of Use." While we found dozens of violations of the site's policies, YouTube, with 200,000 new videos uploaded a day, does not comment on specific videos.
Days 4/5: Some teens use YouTube to humiliate others — and to act extremely stupid themselves.
Examples of cyberbullying are common. Most videos are so grainy they're only viewed a few hundred times, but what if those hits are from people at your kid's high school — or the video is of your child? Teachers are also frequent targets, purposely provoked until they explode. Or worse: Recently a Charlotte, North Carolina, teacher demanded that YouTube take down a video someone had made of her — and her butt — at a fifth-grade commencement ceremony. (The clip was set to Van Halen's song "Hot for Teacher.") But before it was removed by YouTube, it garnered more than 200,000 views and was copied onto other Web sites. It took on a viral life of its own.
Feeling bad for all the unwilling victims, I decide to look for kids who voluntarily do foolish things. I search for "my first striptease," and find underage girls happily bouncing their (clothed) breasts for the cameras. "Girls will disrobe, perform oral sex on a banana — then post the video for a boy to watch," Aftab says. By the time she realizes what she's done, she can't call it back. The videos can end up on MySpace or Facebook or, worse, be warehoused by sites selling amateur images.
Experts aren't sure why today's teen girls are so enthusiastic about baring it all for the camera. Some of it is cultural — after all, Paris Hilton's sex-on-the-Internet escapades made her a celebrity, and Girls Gone Wild movies are a huge campus hit. Aftab points out that the always-available technology, like cell phone video cameras and laptop webcams, make it all too easy for girls to experiment with sexual idiocy.
And rampant oversexualization isn't the only visual testimony to kids' indiscretion. Boys film themselves drinking until they vomit or running headlong into fences. Not only could he be prosecuted if caught on film doing something illegal, but "that fence-diving kid doesn't realize he could also be rejected for a summer job because his video shows poor judgment," says Amanda Lenhart, a senior researcher who specializes in teens at the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Kids tend to think they're safe because they aren't identified, she says, but all it takes is one person to bring the film to an authority's attention.
Days 6/7: The final credits.
By now I'm past being shocked and have accepted that video-sharing is strangely addictive. Whether kids watch on YouTube, MySpace, or iPods, videos are here to stay.
So I take Aftab's and Perle's advice and decide to talk to my kids about what they watch — and even to watch with them. After breakfast I pull up a stool at the counter next to Evan, 14, who's on his laptop. "Show me a few of your favorite videos," I say, after having spent the past week worried that YouTube was warping his brain. Turns out he's not trolling for porn, violence, or footage of teen depravity (at least not while I'm around). Instead, he shows me lowbrow comedy like "Charlie the Unicorn," a hilariously twisted cartoon about stolen kidneys.
In fact, the biggest hits on YouTube aren't sadist or dark — they're goofy. "The Evolution of Dance," one of the most popular videos ever with 60 million views, stars a suburban-looking dude doing every dance move from hip-shaking Elvis to the worm. Animated hippos croon; Swedish pop stars perform on treadmills.
Each of these videos is followed by thousands of LOLs, probably the most popular comment on YouTube. For every sick video, there's one that's side-splittingly funny; for every hateful movie, there's one that's harmless. And although video-sharing is a powerful medium, by keeping alert, staying involved, and talking with my kids, I can remain in the director's chair.
Have You Had the YouTube Talk?
It's not a question of parents loving or hating YouTube," says Liz Perle, of Common Sense Media. "Video-sharing is ubiquitous — it's on many other Web sites. And since you can't block it — unless you try to keep your child off the Internet entirely — you have to equip kids with the information they need to handle it."
To see what your teen is watching, check the history bar of the computer. If YouTube pops up, go to the site and click on History, which will provide links to videos that have been viewed. And if the History tab has been cleared? "You can assume he is watching videos you wouldn't approve of," says Perle.
You may feel powerless, Perle says, but parents have more influence over kids than they realize. Tell them what worries you — the hate, the smut, the violence, the wasted time. Also review the site's policies with them. "It's just like teaching kids to drive — there have to be rules, and you have to be in charge. The Internet is a tool," says Perle. "And it's up to you to show your kids how to use it."
Five Values Kids Can Learn from YouTube
Some of the site's content shows the very best of the human race. Positive attributes your kids can observe:
Individuality: Kids can express their interest in music (lip-synching Weird Al Yankovic's "The eBay Song") or love of science (dropping Mentos into a bottle of diet Coke to watch them explode).
Social awareness: Amateur videos protest animal cruelty, addressing the infamous dog-fighting allegations brought against Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick.
Political savvy: A co-sponsor of the presidential debates, YouTube allows viewers to ask candidates questions. Politicians explain their views, as John Edwards did when voicing his support for universal healthcare.
Ingenuity: Teen singing phenom Esmee Denters' amateur videos garnered 9 million views. She has since signed a major recording contract.
Generosity: "Free Hugs," one man's crusade to practice acts of altruistic kindness, has been viewed more than 18 million times.Copyright © 2007. Used with permission from the November 29, 2007, issue of Family Circle magazine.


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The ISO has revealed that official publication of Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) standard will proceed despite the strong objections voiced by several national standards bodies that participated in the OOXML process.
ISO initially approved OOXML in April following a highly controversial fast-track review process. The decision was condemned by national standards bodies from four countries. These governments attempted to appeal the approval, citing procedural irregularities during the ballot resolution meeting and technical flaws in the standard itself.
A technical management board that was assembled to assess the complaints has now formally rejected the appeals. The board has sided with ISO's leadership, which has argued that the OOXML process was executed in conformance with the will and expectations of a majority of the participants.
"None of the appeals from Brazil, India, South Africa and Venezuela received the support for further processing of two-thirds of the members of the ISO Technical Management Board and IEC Standardization Management Board, as required by ISO/IEC rules governing the work of their joint technical committee ISO/IEC JTC 1," said ISO in a statement.
Critics say that OOXML is inferior to ODF, a competing format that is already backed by ISO and is more closely aligned with existing standards. Microsoft faced heavy scrutiny during the fast-track process and has been accused of engaging in abusive practices, ranging from committee-stuffing to vote buying. The controversy surrounding OOXML's path through ISO has compelled many critics to call for reform.
Microsoft downplays the viability of ODF and says that OOXML is important because it was designed to support all of the functionality included in the company's dominant Office suite and to facilitate "round-trip compatibility" with Microsoft's widely-used legacy binary formats. Although Microsoft has largely been dismissive of ODF, market pressure has compelled the company to reverse its policy and integrate ODF into Office 2007.
Many serious technical issues identified by ECMA in OOXML were not properly reviewed because time constraints necessitated procedural shortcuts and blanket voting. Some national bodies feel that their views were marginalized because they were not permitted to present proposals. ISO's position is that the procedural shortcuts were permissible because they were instituted through majority consensus of the participants. Some standards experts in the ODF camp say that ISO could suffer a serious backlash if the concerns brought forth by the dissenting national bodies are not addressed.


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Can we get consumers to these shows? Can we display products and gadgets that middle-income consumers can afford? Can we get the affordable products to the consumers who attend these shows before they lose interest and spend their discretionary income on something else?
A Bright and Exciting Future
Last week, AudioStream's Michael Lavorgna and InnerFidelity's Tyll Hertsens shared their insights and images from the 2013 Munich High End Show. In case you missed it, Michael, Tyll, and AnalogPlanet's Michael Fremer, provided further coverage at their respective sites. I highly recommend checking out their show reports. It makes up some of the best show coverage I've read anywherea testament not only to my colleagues' passion and skill, but also to the utter brilliance of the Munich High End Show, which continues to set the bar for high-end audio shows worldwide.
As ML notes in his wrap, when it comes to the Munich show, there's one opinion expressed time and time again: "It's how all hi-fi shows should be."
This holds true in my experience, as well. I've heard it said, and I've said so myself. So, we have to ask ourselves: Can all hi-fi shows be as efficiently run, popular, successful, and downright fun as the Munich High End Show? Is it possible to cultivate, here in the United States, that combination of heartfelt enthusiasm, relaxed atmosphere, and healthy balance of substance and style?
Maybe not.
It may be that Munich's success is something that cannot be easily replicatedit would take too radical a shift in our cultural priorities, too radical a shift in our relationship with technology, music, and people. But, we can certainly move in that direction.
It would mean understanding that sound isn't everything. It would mean adapting to new technologies, allowing those technologies to provide customers with useful services and products. In turn, it would require from high-end audio manufacturers the good sense to get with the times, to provide customers with the services and products they really want. It would mean sharing with our friends and familiesespecially those who do not consider themselves first and foremost audiophilesthe appreciation of a high-quality listening experience and maximizing the joy such an experience can bring.
Actually, that doesn't sound very difficult at all. Maybe it can happen. In fact, I think it is happening. The success of North American shows such as the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, Salon Son et Image, and the upcoming Home Entertainment Show Newport Beach, combined with the continued popularity in the analog, computer audio, desktop audio, and headphone markets, points to a bright and exciting future for the hi-fi industry.
Alas, Heisenberg's priciple for all things on the fringe in life tells us that the more people that show up the less enjoyment we can extract. RMAF is a great example of something that geographically keeps it from sucking (cf new shows in NY or SoCal..)
I'm not familiar with Heisenberg but his theory rings true for me. It's been decades since I attended a convention...around the birth of the cdp. Rooms were jam packed, music blaired, hucksters pitching their products. Never was able to sit for a serious listen to any of the equipment. Best thing about the show was that I got a couple free casstte and reel-to-reel tapes.
Since then I've only gone to my local brick-and-morter store to hear the equipment that I can afford...and where the service is much more personable.
They do appear to have become much more consumer oriented...thank goodness. Maybe I'll try one.
Just slightly, vaguely creepy: a photo caption "Beautiful listening" highlighting a young lady, whom I'm guessing did not know her picture was being taken?
I find the blatant sexual exploitation of hired "eye candy" at many shows to be a bit creepy. This picture is flattering, I think.
"But I tell you, you are beautiful..." - Spock to Zarabeth, All Our Yesterdays.
An attractive young lady looking rather perplexed over a butt ugly pair of contraptions that are squauking out sound, while 2 guys, utterly unaware of her presence, stand there and gab away. Looks like a typical hi end show to me.
I'll take the other side and assume that the photog thought that she looked pensive and engaged in the experience - totally innocent.
John Valin quote from The Absolute Sound
"Not since 1994, when the Summer CES stopped camping out yearly along Michigan Avenue and Lake Shore Drive, has the Windy City played annual host to a large high-end audio show. That situation will certainly change after this past weekend's AXPONA Chicago 2013.
Held on March 8-10 in the Doubletree By Hilton O'Hare hotel, the first Chi-town Audio Expo North America was by anyone's reckoning a smashing success. There were quite literally thousands of attendees (more traffic, AXPONA organizers claim, than at any U.S. show outside of CES), scores of exhibits on five hotel floors, and enough very good sound to make the event non-stop fun even for a jaded old reviewer like me. I will definitely be coming back, along with the four thousand (and climbing) high-end-audio-starved Chicagoans who braved the dreary March weather. (Manufacturers and exhibitors take note!)"
Robert Harley Quote from The Absolute Sound
"The Chicago AXPONA show was a bit of a gamble—as is any first show in a city—but this is one gamble that paid off. The Doubletree Hotel at O'Hare airport featured many fine-sounding exhibits, excellent organization, and most importantly, throngs of enthusiastic attendees (the official count was 4386). The showgoers I spoke with were happy to have a hi-fi show in the Midwest after a 14-year absence."
Robert Youman Quote from Positive Feedback
"AXPONA is not CES and does not pretend to be. However, for passionate audiophiles located in the Midwest, I think this 2013 event hit the nail on the head. I hope that this is the beginning of a new tradition! Plans for 2014 are said to be on the drawing board. Thank you Steve Davis for putting on such a great show."
Jason Sirenus Quote from Stereophile
"I don't know what the sound was like at Chicago's last consumer audio show, sponsored byStereophile, which took place in the Palmer House Hilton in the Loop in 1999, but at the Doubletree, a large number of dealers and manufacturers managed to produce good to excellent sound within the confines of hotel rooms that they had never before exhibited in."
AXPONA arranged for two trailer loads of acoustic treatment from ATS to help make certain the sound was waht it should be for a High -End Audio Show.
The Absolute Sound has in print for the May/June Issue a 15 page report of AXPONA.
Please visit our site and see for yourself why AXPONA should be included in Successful Shows
>Jonathan Valin quote from The Absolute Sound:
"Not since 1994, when the Summer CES stopped camping out yearly along Michigan Avenue and Lake Shore Drive, has the Windy City played annual host to a large high-end audio show."<
I have to laugh at the strenuous attents some other magazines and their staff go to to avoid using the word "Stereophile." In fact, the last big consumer audio show in Chicago was the 1999 Stereophile Show. This show was where Sony launched SACD and it was significantly larger than any of the modern-day events.
John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile
AXPONA will be an annual event for Chicago. I believe that if it refered to a single show it would be correct to use the Stereophile show as a reference. We have a five year plan to build the show and add many new and progressive components while forging a relationship with the Chicago dealers , manufacturers and media. The 2014 show has already reached more exhibit rooms than 2013 and we have yet to open the room sales to new companies. We expect a dramatic increase in attendees being that the event will be late April instead of early March. Music Direct will once again be helping with marketing and other important areas of the event.
Stereophile set a benchmark for shows of this ilk and we hope to raise the bar even further over the years.
I think it's important to also let everyone know that Stereophile has played a very important part in AXPONA's success. We are very greateful for all the support shown AXPONA and for the coverage and participation that has continued thru all five events. It is most impressive the time and energy that is given in support of all events by Stereophile and others. It is no small task, and certainly at great expense, they have made themselves available and work so diligently to bring as much of the show to the public as possible. Along with the coverage, the contributions to seminars and panels is an amazing expression of their dedication to the industry. Thanks again to Stereophile!
As an American and hi-fi enthusiast living in Germany and someone who has attended the last 3 Munich shows, I can perhaps give my take on the show.
The Munich show is very well organized, very well marketed and takes place at a pleasant venue that is in many ways ideal for this type of show. A few weeks prior to the show one can find posters and information posted throughout the city, advertising the show to as many potential visitors as possible. During the show free shuttle buses are organized to run frequently and many hotels in the area offer discounts, making the experience for many both pleasurable and more affordable.
There is indeed a diverse mix of visitors to the show, from young couples to tech junkies to parents with children. I think part of this can be attributed to how well the show is marketed and part of this can be attributed to the fact that the show takes place in Germany, where I have noticed a much broader public interest in events such as these. Stand in line to enter a hi-fi show in the US and you're surrounded by middle aged males who consider hi-fi a serious hobby. Stand in line to enter an exhibition opening at an art museum in the US and you're surrounded by art enthusiasts. Stand in line to enter either of these kinds of events in Germany and the mix of visitors is much more diverse.
The products are displayed at the show in a way that feels much more like a "lifestyle" event and less a tour of confusing, gadget filled rooms. Germans tend to be thrifty savers yet are typically willing to fork out a chunk of cash for high quality products that they see as good investments that improve their quality of life. I think this also contributes to the impressive turnout at this show every year.
These are of course just some my observations. I am sure there are many other factors as well at play here…
Munich has become a major trade event for the industry. I was speaking to someone who I've known for some years, while attending the Munich Show, and he made a very interesting observation. I should mention he is a strong international distributor with much insight into what's happening from that level. With the difficulty entering the U.S. for many international travelers the show in Munich is quickly becoming the most important show for international business. This dosen't appear to be something that CES is overly concerned about as they are not as dedicated to this industry segment as in the past. Also the Munich show has a tremendous amount of support from manufacturers which contributes to the overall availability of funds for advertising and promotion.
My observation was that most of the time spent by key people, from the participating companies, dedicated the majority of their time in meetings and events promoting their international business. They also spent time with dealers from around Europe and this is a missing component in U.S shows until now.
At AXPONA 2014 a special event is specifically designed for this interaction, mainly for dealers in the U.S. and around the Chicago area, and manufacturers from around the world and from this country. I firmly believe this will begin a trend enhancing the overall event and bringing more manufacturer participation as well as enhanced dealer participation.
Dealer / Manufacturer Meeting and Banquet April 23 4:00 - 8:00 main Ballroom Westin O'Hare (Exhibitor Setup April 24 - Show dates 25-27 April, 2014)
Apart from the city of Munich, I think that the secret of success is the use of that wonderful exhibition centre, instead of a hotel.
No hotel, no matter how glamerous can compete with those large demonstration rooms and the especially wide and well lit public spaces within the centre as compared to narrow cramped badly lit overcrowded hotel corridors and pokey little cramped hotel rooms.
I managed to miss Munich this year, but I would sooner travel to Munich to see that show than attend any number of shows in the UK, despite the large difference in cost.
I am not aware that we have a facility to compete with the Munich Exhibiton Centre in the UK.
I would agree somewhat with Stephen and alparls observations, to my mind, this is more a part of the differences in culture, and of many major european urban enviroments, or even to some extent like Montreal's Salon Son & Image (not just Munich, Germany, but maybe more profoundly they are the epidemy) as compared to American venues and American consumers. The CES in Vegas being the perfect juxtaposition. One can change the content, the presentation, all one likes, but it doesn't change the context one bit. Too bad. Munich has what many of us would prefer to share and have as a representation of our beloved hobby.
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Star Wars Galactic Files trading cards from Topps have started to hit! Now seeing some nice autograph cards from:
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P.S. The patch cards are pretty sweet looking too!
This afternoon I received a survey in an email from Reed Exhibitions which said:
"We're sorry you weren't able to Join The Party at Star Wars Celebration VI. We're sorry we missed you at Celebration VI this August - it's hard to believe that all the fun, excitement, entertainment, and shopping are already over. As we begin planning stages for Star Wars Celebration Europe and potentially Celebration VII, we look to you for additional insight. We appreciate your feedback and ask that you take just a few minutes to tell us why you were unable to Join The Party this August and what we can do to make your next Celebration a must-attend event. To access this brief survey, please visit the link below before September 21."
Because I was reading this on my phone, I only saw the part that said "We're sorry we missed you at Celebration VI..." so I took the survey thinking they might have been doing exit interviews with some guests, asking them about their experiences at the convention. A few pages into the survey it became clear that it was intended was for people who had gone to previous Celebrations, but did not attend CVI. Then I remembered I had used my Wattographs email address to apply for the media pass, not the email address I used for CV, so it looked as though I had not attended.
I was impressed that Reed was taking the time to reach out to people who missed CVI to see how they could win them back for future events. One set of questions caught my eye immediately:
"How interested are you in attending Star Wars Celebration VII if it were hosted in each of these US cities?"
I was asked to rate my level of interest for each city as "Extremely Interested", "Very Interested", "Somewhat Interested", "Not Very Interested", and "Not Interested".
The cities listed were:
Las Vegas, Kansas City, Indianaopolis, Orlando, Anaheim, Dallas, and Cleveland.
The next question related to cites was "If you are somewhat, not very or not at all likely to attend Celebration VII, please let us know why?". My favorite question of all, by far, was "What could we offer or add to make the next Celebration a must-attend event for you?" My answer was Harrion Ford, Ewan MacGreggor and Liam Neeson...
Will CVII be held in one of those cities? Let the speculation begin...
Topps trading cards has a NEW Star Wars series coming this fall called 'Galactic Files.' This series will shake up the variety of cards offered from before. The style is similar to the 30th Anniversary series from several years ago, the cards will all be foil stamped and will feature the same, thicker card stock. There will be Photograph cards featuring rarely seen images, Foil cards, Classic Lines, Duel of the Fates, Heroes on Both Sides, and "I have a Bad Feeling About This" -make up the subset of cards that will be offered in this series.
Great news for autograph collectors! This series will see NEW autograph cards from Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Peter Mayhew, Ray park and Amy Allen.
The ever present sketch card will be the prominent premium card in this set. Topps is also doing a cool looking patch cards. Both the patch and autograph cards will be harder to find, so keep a sharp eye! This series is due out in Late September/ October.
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U.S. Rep. Chris Van Hollen is taking a noted Maryland gun-control advocate to President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech.
The Maryland Democrat says Carroll County resident Carole Price is his guest for the event Tuesday in the District. Price's 13-year-old son John was accidentally shot and killed in 1998 by a 9-year-old neighbor.
Price helped lead a successful effort in 2000 to require internal, mechanical trigger locks on handguns sold in Maryland. She helped organize Maryland's participation in the Million Mom March that same year.
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Project teams can fly or founder on the demographic attributes of team members and the fractures they can create. Here's how to recognize the potential for division, and how to respond in time when team fractures do arise.
Companies create diverse teams to take on their most complex challenges — tasks across boundaries, functions and geographies that no single department or function could accomplish. Yet guiding these diverse teams to success requires some counterintuitive management practices. In particular, team leaders should focus on tasks at the early stages, rather than on interpersonal relationships, and then switch to relationship building when the time is right.
In a recent study of teams at large companies, we found that diverse membership of teams and task forces is becoming the order of the day. Take Nokia Corp., which frequently brings together disparate talent from different departments among its businesses around the globe, while at the same time partnering with many external suppliers. Or consider the British Broadcasting Corporation, which routinely creates huge teams for events, such as the production and broadcast teams for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and the 2008 Olympic Games. These typically involve groups of more than 100 people, a high proportion of whom are not full-time employees. Team members often represent more than 15 different nationalities, with skill sets ranging from electrical work to intellectual property, from scheduling to production. The BBC's teams also face the daunting challenge of a one-shot deal for which execution has to be right the first time.
The challenges that Nokia and the BBC face are by no means unique. Between 2004 and 2006, we partnered with executives from 15 large European and American companies to study 55 of their teams. What was most striking about these teams was their sheer size and complexity. The diversity of Nokia's design team — with men and women of many nationalities and with a wide range of ages, representing multiple functions from many different businesses — was repeated in companies in many different industries from across the globe. Companies in the media industry (such as Reuters Group PLC and the BBC), in telecommunications (such as France Telecom and Canadian wireless giant Rogers Communications Inc.) and in banking (such as Royal Bank of Scotland and Lehman Brothers Inc.) all employ large and diverse teams to attack some of their most difficult problems. Many of the teams in the study numbered more than 50 people, all had more than three nationalities represented and most brought in people from several functions and businesses.


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Tune in tonight at 8 and 10 p.m. ET for a special edition of AC360°.
Anderson Cooper hosts live from Gaza. Wolf Blitzer is live in Jerusalem, Arwa Damon and Ben Wedeman report live in Gaza City.
Over the past three days in Gaza, Anderson has seen rockets fired from launch sites close to the press offices. He has also witnessed blasts from Israeli strikes after they landed at nearby targets.
Read below for 'Behind the Scenes' moments from today:
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Just saw leaflets being dropped by IDF warning people in an area of #Gaza where rocket was recently launched to stay away from Hamas.—
Anderson Cooper (@andersoncooper) November 20, 2012
IDF leaflet dropped from sky warning Gazans to stay away from Hamas. #Gaza #Israel instagr.am/p/SQJ8cuEkFT/—
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Three more rockets just launched from #Gaza City towards #Israel—
Anderson Cooper (@andersoncooper) November 20, 2012
a half dozen men on motorcycles just dragged the body of a man down a main street in #Gaza. They were yelling he was a spy for Israel—
Anderson Cooper (@andersoncooper) November 20, 2012
Lots of rumors a deal is imminent. Announcement to be made out of Cairo in a few hours. We shall see—
Anderson Cooper (@andersoncooper) November 20, 2012
Still hearing plenty of explosions in #Gaza—
Anderson Cooper (@andersoncooper) November 20, 2012
explosion hits bldg a block from our office. Destroys villa. A fire is burning. Arrived on scene before ambulances. no sign of bodies—
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Several explosions near our office in last few minutes while we are live on the air @CNN #Gaza—
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a lot of incoming right now—
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Question #1 Looking to get answers
WAR in Syria, people run into Turkey into Jordan into Lebanon.
They are put into international UN tented refuge camps for the peoples safety. Now these people are safe until the killing stops.
War in Gaza is another story. They can't cross into Israel because of the situation. But some do get in, but then Hamas calls them traitors. The get shot or hung and then tied to a car or motorbike by rope and pulled around Gaza to show the people what would happen to them if they cross into Israel.
They can't swim away or take boats to other countries.
They could cross into Egypt! No they can't!!!
Do you have any idea why not?
Earlier you said there is no military solution to the Hamas/Israel situation. I do no concur. Israel can end this in 2 weeks with an all out ground/air attack to take Gaza to the desert it once was. Afterwards, Israel re-claims their rightful territory. No more Gaza. Israel wins.
Thank you Mr. Cooper for even handed coverage in Gaza. I am not a fan of Hamas. However; we forget they where democratically elected by the people of Gaza. When only the United States decided the outcome was not to their favor "Israel" they decided to make Hamas a terrorist organization.Th Palestinians became the true victims..
Please consider a Palestinian speaker instead of Fouad Ajami . He is totally biased in his analysis . Mr. Ajami recently has declared that all of the people of Palestine are his "enemies.
Can we please see the projected Israelis deaths if they did not have an effective missle intercept system? Number of deaths/missle x total number of missles.
Anderson Cooper goes beyond the headlines to tell stories from many points of view, so you can make up your own mind about the news. Tune in weeknights at 8 and 10 ET on CNN.
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