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Source: The Times of India
Published on 12th May, 2014
Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal, co-founders of online marketplace Snapdeal, have been the typical nimble-footed entrepreneurs not wary of changing business models. In a span of three years, they had traversed three different types of businesses and still not hit a home run. "But creating success was paramount for our venture," says Bahl, "which is what kept us going."
At the end of 2011, the two Delhi lads decided to move away from a fairly successful daily deals site – some called them the Groupon of India – to becoming a marketplace selling products ranging from mobile phones to televisions. The move was fraught with risks at a time when most e-tailers were inventory-led, but going the marketplace way really jump-started Jasper Infotech, which runs Snapdeal.com, into the big league. Today, Snapdeal locks horns with e-commerce biggie Flipkart, is nearing a billion dollars in sales, and targeting a USpublic float over the next year or so. But the turnaround was not easy.
Money Saver to Snapdeal
Bahl and Bansal started off in 2007 with Money Saver, a physical coupon book business that offered discounts to consumers across retail outlets. Bahl, having returned after graduating from Wharton, and Bansal, armed with an IIT-Delhi degree, found it tough to get their distribution in place, pushing them to transition from a physical format to mobile couponing. "We were not able to move the needle as offline businesses are very tough to scale up," Bahl, 32, says. The two kept going till the idea of starting a daily deals site struck them in January 2010. By now, they had already changed business models twice and then a third one beckoned.
That's when the change of name happened – from the Money Saver avatar to Snapdeal. They began as a local merchants' marketplace where restaurants, spas and salons could list their services. Within a year of its launch, it had over 10 million subscribers.
Vani Kola from Kalaari Capital, one of the early venture funds that invested in Snapdeal, says, "If you don't adapt and attempt to take big leaps, you will be a footnote in history at best. We never doubted them as entrepreneurs, else we wouldn't have been their first investor."
Daily deals to marketplace
Bahl says, "In order to build a large company, we had to command a bigger share of the consumer's wallet. The two of us had a very important decision to make: Should we stick to what we were already good at or start selling products through the marketplace, which was a different business altogether?" Bahl, says, at a time when
He is not only fighting domestic major Flipkart but even online retail's juggernaut Amazon in a three-way battle for supremacy of the fast-growing e-commerce market touted to touch $8 billion in size by 2016.
It has been more than two years since the pivot (an industry parlance for change in business model) from doing daily deals to becoming a marketplace. Today, Snapdeal boasts of over 5 million products from more than 30,000 sellers across the country. "We have seen a 600% growth in the last one year," Bahl claims.
Over 50% of sales on Mobile
Comparisons to Alibaba, in news for its much-ballyhooed US IPO valuing it at around $200 billion, have been rife. Going public just like its Chinese peer is something Snapdeal could explore after gaining substantial size. "We're building for the long term and, given our rapidly increasing scale, IPO is looking like a foreseeable path. It is likely to happen in the next 12-24 months," Bahl says.
Flipkart, too, has said an IPO is in the pipeline but a timeline has not been drawn up by its two founders Sachin and Binny Bansal.
Earlier this year, eBay increased its stake in Snapdeal to around 20%, leading a $134-million investment at a valuation topping $800 million, igniting takeover talks. Bahl says that's an unlikely scenario.
Operationally, Snapdeal has been expanding its reach and categories, making acquisitions, introducing services commerce by launching an education marketplace and strengthening last-mile delivery systems.
Mobile is another key focus area for the e-commerce player, just like its rivals, which contributed 5% of the overall transactions until eight months back, and is now over 50% of all transactions.
Source: The Times of India


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NetSuite announced the winners of its second-annual Hairball awards this past week, which it gives to customers that have "untangled" themselves from unwieldy on-premises ERP applications, and implemented NetSuite instead. I'd hate to see what a Hairball trophy looks like. What was...
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Cozy chic meets mountain romance in this month's curated honeymoon must haves collection with cooler weather in mind.
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Whether you're a mountain mama or a snow bunny, cold climates for a honeymoon are just as amazing as the tropical ones! Warm and cozy, rugged and chic, and European and American, there are so many adjectives to describe a getaway to a higher altitude. Being prepared for anything can definitely still be stylish and practical. From small leather card wallets to organic skin balms to yummy Austrian-inspired treats, we have curated our beauty, fashion, and accessory favorites that are perfect for vacationing at the peak. So grab your hot cocoa and snuggle up!
Silver Mountain Range Earrings
Modern and abstract, these silver mountain-inspired earrings by Sarah DeAngelo Jewelry are the perfect accessory for your date night out at the lodge. Simple and chic is all you really need!
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Soothing Skin Balm
After a day on the slopes, it's expected to get a little chapped skin, especially on your hands. We love this soothing skin balm stick by Etta + Billie not only makes your skin feel refreshed, but also makes you feel good knowing that all of the ingredients are fair trade-sourced and organic.
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Austrian Almond Cookies
Inspired by traditional Austrian treats, these cinnamon almond cookies by Servus Cookies are a must-pack in your carry on bag so you can munch on some deliciousness en route to the Alps or your mountain range of choice! For Celiacs everywhere, there is a gluten-free version as well!
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Knitted Fair Isle Pom Pom Hat
A darling Fair Isle stitch makes up this pretty knitted hat by Ephronine and is made perfect with a fun pom pom! There's no way your head is going to get cold when you and your partner go out to build a snowman.
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Personalized Enamel Mug
Every camper knows the perfection that is the enamel mug! Hearty and easy to clean, these kinds of cups are the quintessential must have when it comes to camping and the outdoors. We love that you can personalize your very own with Sophia Victoria Joy, so cuddle up near the fire with your mug of hot cocoa and roasted marshmallows and cherish your time together.
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Small Leather Credit Card Holder
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Comfy "Mountain Time" Sweatshirt
If you're curled up with a good book in your cabin, then we can all agree that that means comfy time. Pack this "Mountain Time" sweatshirt from August Ink and get the ultimate in soft and cozy! (Fun Fact: This is printed with an eco-friendly water-based ink!)
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White Leopard
West Africa is brought vividly to life in this enthralling, fast-paced noir.
Private investigator Souleymane "Solo" Camara is living in his dead father's hometown of Bamako, Mali, burdened by, and trying to deal with, ghosts of his past. It's June 2009, and he's hired by a beautiful lawyer to look into a case involving her jailed sister and cocaine smuggling. It's the start of a journey that takes the PI down some dark and dangerous back roads in White Leopard, a top-notch and enthralling mystery by French author Laurent Guillaume.
A son of both Western Africa and France, Solo has been dubbed White Leopard by the local press because of the crimes he's solved. Tormented by demons known only to him, he's just existing, passing time between cases with drink and women, not particularly bothered by the nonchalant government corruption he witnesses every day. Then the lawyer shows up on his doorstep: "Beautiful women do nothing but cause me trouble, and judging by her looks, this girl would be World War III."
The author, a former police officer who served as an advisor in Mali and who has published several other books in this genre, paints an exquisite portrait of the African daily life that surrounds his protagonist. The sights, sounds, smells, and flavors of the country permeate the text. As Solo works his way through a crowd, he observes, "A woman with sagging breasts was frying banana beignets. Two giggling toddlers with big bellies were waddling around her." Most unfamiliar native words are nicely explained: "I ordered the grilled Nile perch—a West African favorite known as capitaine."
The pace of the story unfolds at a fairly fast clip—there's a lot of action, some of it very violent—all interspersed by Solo's usually sardonic first-person narrative. Memorable, fleshed-out characters included Drissa, a similar lost soul who tends to Solo's house and garden, and Milo Stojakovic, the Serbian owner of Solo's favorite pizza joint and his long-time drinking partner, who has his own shady past.
Solo takes us on his do-or-die quest to uncover the facts; it's a rich glimpse into a world unfamiliar to most Westerners.
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The Mobile Market at the Beginning of 2018
Last year most smartphones as we currently know have turned 10 years old. This anniversary was celebrated by Apple with the release of their flagship device, the iPhone X, that brought forth quite a few never-before-seen features, like its dented OLED screen, its Face ID, and wireless charging. A decade has passed since iPhone and iPad compatible gaming apps became a thing, so this is the perfect time to look back and be amazed at the amazing growth mobile gaming has seen in such a short time.
Although mobile games did exist before the advent of the iPhone, they weren't a very big business. The vast majority of mobile games were simple puzzles with pixelated graphics perfect for killing a few minutes while waiting for the bus but not much more. But then it all changed when the iPhone came with its powerful hardware and big screen (powerful and big for that time, that is). Suddenly, the smartphone has become one of the most desirable gadgets and apps became the "new black", as they say. Continue reading this post ->


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Uncle Sam Desires YOU To Be His Accountant
The regulation of the Italian accounting profession has been fully reformed by the Legislative Decree 139/2005 which was enacted on June 28, 2005 and published in the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic of July 19, Ministry of Justice supervises this profession at all levels.
Accounting incorrectly told my husband they could withhold taxes from his NIH stipend. Considering that my stipend was (correctly) administered as ineligible for standard W-two withholding, we withheld all our estimated tax burden from his paycheck. 9 months into the year, accounting realized their error and returned all of Dr Hyde's withheld taxes as a lump sum.
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On Monday June 3rd Veterans of the D-Day landings will travel to Normandy aboard a commercial ferry. The ferry will be escorted out of Portsmouth Harbour by classic vessels of the period and the ADLS has been invited to take part in this 75th anniversary event. Prior to this event the Little Ships will be on display in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.
After the event it is hoped the Little Ships will visit the Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes.
The Annual Veterans Cruise will take place from Thames Motor Yacht Club, Hampton Court over the weekend of Saturday and Sunday 1st and 2nd September. Over 20 Little Ships are expected to support this important event.
On Saturday 1st September Little Ships will depart Thames Motor Yacht Club around 1300 and head downstream for a short service at the Dynamo memorial at Teddington Lock (around 1400). Little Ships will continue downstream and turn at Richmond before returning to TMYC. Veterans from the Falklands and other conflicts will be hosted.
Up to 20 Little Ships are expected to attend the Thames Traditional Boat Festival, Fawley Meadows, Henley-on-Thames RG9 2HY. For further details contact firstname.lastname@example.com .
In 2018 the Little Ships will return to Ipswich for the annual Commemorative Cruise.
Further details are available from the Hon Events Secretary email email@example.com .
17 Little Ships are registered to attend this not-to-be -missed event on the banks of the River Thames at Henley. Little Ships will sail past on each day of the Festival at a time to be confirmed in the programme. However it is expected that the sail past will be mid afternoon.
The Association is particularly pleased to welcome 'Anne' and 'Deenar' after lengthy restoration.
The 2017 Commemorative Cruise will be held at Chatham on the River Medway. Little Ships will arrive from Thursday 25th May and depart by Tuesday 30th May.
A Commemorative Supper will be held on Saturday 27th at Medway Yacht Club.
A quay side Commemorative Service will be held on Sunday 28th at 11.00 alongside the Little Ships. All are welcome.
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A popular event with many Association skippers and crews. 17 Little Ships are expected to attend.
The sailing programme for the Little Ships is as follows:
Friday 15th
There is an ADLS sail past at 16.00.
Sat 16th
10.55 Waterloo Band March from lower meadow to ADLS moorings
11.00 Veterans Parade in from the bridge to ADLS moorings
11.10 Band play the salute
15.20 ADLS sail past
15.40 BBMF, Spitfire & Hurricane
11.00 Veterans Parade with Cadet band to ADLS moorings
14.20 ADLS Sail Past
14.30 BBMF with Lancaster
Due to the winds forecast for Monday and Tuesday in the Thames estuary it has been decide that the Little Ships will depart the Royal Dock around 11am on Sunday morning. This means the events scheduled for Sunday will have to be cancelled. This situation is very much regretted but as with all things nautical we are all in the hands of the 'weather gods'!
As in the past several years the Veterans Cruise will take place over two days and be based out of Thames Motor Yacht Club.
Saturday 5th September sees the Little Ships departing TMYC close to Hampton Court at 1300 with Veterans from the Korean and Falklands campaigns along with War Widows and members of the Not Forgotten Association. The Little Ships will pass through the Barge Lock at Teddington around 1400 and head down stream to the Richmond barrier where they will turn to head back to TMYC.
Little Ships will be based at Thames Motor Yacht Club (TMYC), Hampton Court. Further details of the event will be posted nearer the time.
The 2014 Commemorative Cruise will see the Little Ships visiting Chatham on the River Medway. Over 20 Little Ships are expected to attend from the Medway, Thames, South and East Coast.
Little Ships will be mooring on the Home & Communities agency (HCA) pontoon which is located in Basin 1 by the HMS Chatham Bridge, access to the pontoon will be through MDL Chatham Maritime Marina lock on River Medway.
The programme of event will be as follows:
Friday 23rd/Saturday 24th - Dunkirk Little Ships arrive in Chatham
Saturday 24th - Free day
Little Ships are invited to attend Ostend at Anchor. Details from the official invitation are shown below.
Skippers are requested to register their interest in attending with the Commodore.
The Festival – which has a reputation for being probably the most participant user-friendly in Europe, opens daily from 1000 hrs until 2000 hrs and has three popular aspects:
Following the unavoidable cancellation of the event in 2012, we are hoping as many Members as possible will support the 35th Traditional Boat Rally. More details will be posted in due course on this site and at http://www.tradboatrally.com/ .
With the support once again of Thames Motor Yacht Club, the Royal Navy and Weybridge Mariners Club a weekend of events on the lower Thames will be held to honour the Veterans of past conflicts.
Saturday will see Veterans from the South Atlantic conflicts joining the Little Ships. Whilst on Sunday we will pay tribute to the Veterans from the Second World War.
2013 will see the Little Ships return to Ipswich for their Annual Commemorative Cruise. A service will be held dockside at Ipswich Haven Marina on Sunday 26th May commencing at 1100. All are welcome.
The 2012 Commemorative Cruise will be held in London, in West India Dock to coincide with the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant. The Pageant to be held at high water on the afternoon of Sunday 3 June 2012 and the event will see up to a thousand boats muster on the River Thames in preparation for Her Majesty The Queen to lead the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant. The Pageant celebrates Her Majesty's sixty years of service by magnificently bringing the Thames to life.
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Holy cow.. if you have a million dollars to drop you might want to consider spending it on this bottle of Golden Delicious created for DKNY by Martin Katz. With gemstones sourced from all over the world, it's a one-off for the most ardent DKNY fans. Now for the super-stats. The apple is made from 14 carat white gold with carvings in 14 carat yellow and white gold and is inspired by New York glowing with dazzling lights and holds 2700 white diamonds and 183 yellow sapphires, with an assortment of gems on the base. The best thing about this bling-fest is that the proceeds will be donated to Action Against Hunger. Find out more if you have loose change rattling on the DKNY Facebook page.
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A mobile coffee cart is a great treat for pedestrians, allowing them to grab a refreshing beverage on the go. As well as buying coffee, you can get other snacks such as cakes and biscuits, similar to those served in a typical coffee shop. It's thanks to the demand for convenience foods and drinks that such businesses are growing around the world.
What is a mobile coffee van?
Mobile coffee vans are vehicles that contain a coffee machine and other equipment required to sell coffee and related items that are normally sold at a coffee shop. A mobile coffee van is a great alternative to the normal coffee shops. It costs a lot of money to set up a coffee shop, but you can set up a mobile coffee van with very little investment.
The cost of starting a mobile coffee van is as low as £5,000. You can get a franchise with a renowned brand for about £30,000. People now prefer high-quality coffee, so these vans are mainly operated by professional baristas who craft coffee rather than dispensing it from a machine. The profit margin for this business is very high. Coffee is such an item that you will be able to sell it throughout the year and you will never be short of demand. You can convert any kind of vehicle into a mobile coffee van including golf buggies, VW campers, Piaggio three wheelers, etc. You can operate your business with lots of flexibility. You can only choose to operate in various events or you can do it every day in the streets or retail parks. It can be your part-time business as well.
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If you don't have the experience in coffee business, then you can minimise your business risk by buying a franchise. There are many renowned mobile coffee van businesses that are selling franchises. You will be able to learn the business from the experienced professionals and get the necessary training and support for equipment. According to a study, the franchise sector of this industry is growing.
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Northside Hospital: Mortality rates on par with national average | Health
ATLANTA -- Northside Hospital was on par with the national average for mortality rates for heart attacks, heart failure and pneumonia even though the raw numbers were slightly higher than other hospitals across the country.
Northside was one of two local hospitals whose death rates for all three measures of patient care were slightly higher than the national average.
For example, the mortality rate for heart attack patients nationwide is 15.9 percent. At Northside, 16.6 percent of patients admitted to the hospital with a heart attack die.
But the raw numbers don't tell the whole story. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services analyzes the data from thousands of hospitals nationwide to see how significant statistically those differences are.
Their conclusion is that the difference between the national average and the raw numbers is small enough that statistically they are "no different than the U.S. National Average."
Northside Hospital released a statement saying, "all of the Northside Hospital patient outcomes for Heart Attack, Heart Failure and Pneumonia fell within the range of 'No Different Than the U.S. National Rate'."
"Northside Hospital continuously receives countless awards certifications and accreditations for the care it provides its patients."
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Crist, Scott Not Putting Money Where Their Mouths Are in Race Called Nastiest in Florida History
The Florida governor's race, one of the most expensive — and definitely the nastiest — in the state's history, is too close to call.
Republican Gov. Rick Scott and Democratic challenger Charlie Crist have tapped their parties for almost every vote available. They are going to have to court independents and Libertarians to win.
A Center for Public Integrity study released Sept. 24 showed $31.8 million had been spent on 64,000 television ads run for the Crist and Scott campaigns through Sept. 8.
However, while the two candidates appear in most of those ads, the commercials are not being paid for directly by either campaign. The Center for Public Integrity found the Crist and Scott campaigns are responsible for less than 4 percent of the TV ad spending, the tiniest rate of candidate participation in any governor's race in the nation.
How is that possible?
A Florida law allows independent political committees to raise unlimited amounts of money. They can also coordinate the use of that money directly with the candidates' campaigns.
The Center for Public Integrity found PAC-candidate coordination is allowed at a level in Florida that would be illegal in most other states.
As an example, the center pointed to a Rick Scott ad, "Grandpa." Scott and his grandson appear in the ad, but it's paid for by the Let's Get to Work political campaign committee.
Crist is using outside money to pay for his ads, too, with a slightly different twist.
The political committee backing Crist gives its money to the Florida Democratic Party, which then coordinates the advertising with the Crist campaign.
The ads run by both campaigns have been nasty.
In the "Guys Like Rick Scott" ad, Crist blames "greedy Wall Street bankers and corporate takeover artists, in other words, guys like Rick Scott," for causing the 2008 recession, the worst economic collapse since the Great Depression.
The Florida GOP, on the other hand, paid for an ad in April 2014 that accused Crist of "Running Away" from Florida by campaigning for the U.S. Senate while still governor, and still a Republican.
The Republican Party of Florida also attacked Crist for his support of Obamacare in an ad that debuted Sept. 23, "Doctors and Patients."
The result of all of these TV ads is that close to half of likely Florida voters have decided neither Crist nor Scott is honest or trustworthy. Forty-nine percent turned thumbs down to Crist's character in a Quinnipiac University Poll released Sept. 24. Fifty-one percent don't believe Scott is trustworthy or honest.
"When fewer than four in 10 voters think both the Democratic and Republican candidates for governor are honest, you know this has been one of the nastiest races in state history," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll. "They have been throwing so much mud that they both are covered in it."
The Quinnipiac Poll also shows Crist and Scott need to be aiming their advertising at independent and Libertarian voters.


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Eurozone crisis: ESM: a debt making machine
With the launch of European rescue fund the ESM on October 9, the EU is betraying its founding fathers and their treaties. That it will stabilise the monetary union is also in doubt, laments FAZ, which strongly backs Germany's policy of stability.
The exception has become the rule: the European rescue fund ESM is now joined at the hip to the European Monetary Union. Setting it up to get eurozone countries that cannot or do not want to play by the rules of the common currency out of their own messes, the Euro-rescuers have defied not only the promise of the founding fathers, but also the ban on bail-outs enshrined in the EU treaties. That shifts the power structure and the dynamics of the monetary union, probably not for the better.
For the young currency has now been taken up as the most important bargaining chip for cohesion: the credible threat that countries that fail to stick with fiscal discipline and fail to ensure that their economy is competitive will have to take responsibility for these shortcomings themselves. "Solidarity" is the new slogan. The joint liability is organised and institutionalised through the ESM, which can call on at least 500 billion euros in cheap loans. Even more can be leveraged off the funds.
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Roger Ebert has attended international film festivals and events for almost half a century, from the Kolkata International Film Festival to the Academy Awards. In addition to his coverage, our contributors report the latest from Cannes, Telluride, Toronto, Sundance and other movie showcases world-wide.
The 19th Annual Roger Ebert's Film Festival co-founded and hosted by Chaz Ebert, also known as Ebertfest, announced today that the beloved 1979 musical "Hair" will open the 2017 festival—screening on 35mm from a new print on loan from Michael Moore and the UCLA Film Archive. The festival announces today an additional four films—and special guests including director Charles Burnett, special guest Robert Townsend, director Rick Goldsmith, former WNBA star Chamique Holdsclaw, director Tanya Wexler and actor Hugh Dancy. The festival will additionally include a performance by the Alloy Orchestra as accompaniment to a rarely-screened silent film.
These films will accompany previously announced screenings of "Elle" and "Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You" with special guests Oscar-nominee Isabelle Huppert and Emmy Award-winner Norman Lear in attendance for Q&As following their screenings. The remaining selections of the carefully curated 12 film lineup and more festival guests will be announced at a later date.
"When Roger took his 'leave of presence' on April 4th, 2013, he carefully chose the films for Ebertfest that year and uncharacteristically even dictated the order in which they were to be shown," said Chaz Ebert. "I can tell you without reservation that he would be overjoyed at this lineup of films and talent, especially in this chaotic world in which we find ourselves. We will celebrate so many things at the festival, but especially the humanity that we will find on the screen and in each other."
"Hair" (1979) – Opening Night Film
Special Guest Michael Hausman, Assistant Director, in attendance
Milos Forman's critically acclaimed "Hair" is the film adaption to the provocative Broadway musical of the same name that explores the hippie movement of the late 1960s. The film focuses on Claude, a Midwestern farm boy who travels to New York to join the army and fight in the Vietnam War. However, while in Central Park he meets a group of hippies and discovers the ideals of freedom, drugs and his first love, Sheila. "Hair" is an anti-war story full of hippie tenderness, psychedelic fantasies, and successful musical numbers.
Roger Ebert gave "Hair" a four-star review. In his review, he wrote, "I walked into 'Hair' with the gravest doubts that this artifact of 1960s social shock would transfer to our current, sleepier times. In the 1960s we went to angry musicals; now we line up for 'La Cage aux Folles.' My doubts disappeared with the surge and bold authority of the first musical statement: This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius! So maybe it isn't, really, and maybe the sun set on that particular age back around the time they pinched the Watergate burglars. But Milos Forman's 'Hair' opens with such confidence and joy, moves so swiftly and sustains itself so well that I wonder why I had any doubts. 'Hair' is, amazingly, not a period piece but a freshly conceived and staged memory of the tribulations of the mid-sixties."
"To Sleep with Anger" (1990)
Special Guests Charles Burnett and Robert Townsend in attendance
"To Sleep with Anger," starring Danny Glover and Mary Alice, is the story of a middle-class black family in Los Angeles whose life is disturbed by the arrival of an old friend from the South. What starts out as a charming reminder of their past becomes quite threatening as the strained household heads towards an inevitable conflict.
In his four-star review, Chuck Bowen says that "To Sleep with Anger" is "another neglected masterpiece of African-American cinema, along with 'Nothing But a Man,' 'Ganja & Hess,' 'Losing Ground,' 'Daughters of the Dust' and others that have been restored and re-released in a limited handful of theaters over the last few years." Bowen also writes: "Burnett sketches the details of the lives of Gideon and his family, bridging theatrical dialogue, portentous omens, and presentational acting with a grace that's so masterful as to appear effortless, capturing enough life and subtext for several films."
Mind/Game: The Unquiet Journey of Chamique Holdsclaw" (2015)
Special Guests Rick Goldsmith, Director, and Chamique Holdsclaw
This film is sponsored by the Alliance for Inclusion and Respect, an organization that embodies the four principles this year's Ebertfest is dedicated to—the principles of empathy, compassion, kindness and forgiveness—principles Roger believed cinema could generate.
Recruited from the rough-edged courts of New York City by Coach Pat Summitt for the University of Tennessee's Lady Vols, Chamique Holdsclaw was hailed as the "female Michael Jordan," impressing crowds with her artistry, athleticism and drive. A three-time NCAA champ and Number One draft pick in the WNBA, Holdsclaw seemed destined for a spectacular professional career—until her long-suppressed battle with mental disorders emerged to derail her career and threaten her life.
"Mind/Game" intimately chronicles Holdsclaw's athletic accomplishments and personal setbacks, and her decision, despite public stigma, to become an outspoken mental health advocate. Still, she would face dramatic, unexpected challenges to her own recovery. The film, narrated by Glenn Close, tells a powerful story of courage, struggle and redemption.
In his review, Matt Fagerholm called the film "an inspiring portrait of an extraordinary female warrior" and said that "The open-ended quality of the film's ending is entirely appropriate since Ms. Holdsclaw's story is far from over. I cannot wait for the sequel."
"Hysteria" (2011)
Special Guests Tanya Wexler, Director, and Hugh Dancy, Actor
"Hysteria," starring Oscar-nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal and Hugh Dancy, is a lighthearted romantic comedy that tells the surprising story of the birth of the electro-mechanical vibrator at the very peak of Victorian prudishness.
In his review, Roger said, "Tanya Wexler's quietly saucy 'Hysteria' takes place in London at a time when medical authorities didn't know the word for or the concept of 'orgasm,' and apparently many women never experienced them. His treatments consisted of modestly covering a patient's private regions with a little tent, reaching delicately beneath it and using digital stimulation to effect a cure. How he hit upon this method must be attributed to sheer genius." Roger continued: "One of the pleasures of Wexler's third feature is how elegantly it sets its story in the period. The costumes, the sets, the locations and the behavior are all flawless, and the British characters in the screenplay by Stephen Dyer and Jonah Lisa Dyer are all masters of never quite saying what they mean."
"Vareité" (1925)
Silent Film with musical accompaniment by Alloy Orchestra
Directed by Ewald Andre Dupont, "Vareité" is a silent German film filled with jealousy, obsession and murder, set against the backdrop of the circus. The film is based on the novel Der Eid des Stephan Huller by Felix Hollaender.
Critic Richard Neupert said, "'Vareité' remains Dupont's most fascinating work ... Ewald André Dupont offers a splendid example of both German and European film style of the mid-1920s." Neupert further stated, "Dupont is now considered one of the great cinematic figures of the 1920s, helping usher in the era of the European auteur-director."
Ebertfest is a special event held in collaboration with the College of Media at the University of Illinois and will take place April 19-23, 2017 in Champaign, Illinois, at the Virginia Theatre. Major filmmakers, stars, historians, critics and film-lovers from all over the world come to experience this annual celebration that includes films from lists Roger drew up over the first 15 years of the festival, as well as others selected by Chaz Ebert and Festival Director Nate Kohn based on Roger's established criteria for an Ebertfest film.
Festival passes are available for $150, plus processing, and for the first time, festival-goers will receive a discount when they purchase a four-pack priced at $510 instead of $600, or 15% off. Additionally, a small number of U. of I. student passes will be made available priced at $100 each.
Tickets for individual movies will be available April 1. Admission is $15 for adults and $13 for students and seniors. All passes can be purchased through www.ebertfest.com, www.thevirginia.org or at the Virginia Theater box office, 203 W. Park Ave., Champaign, 217-356-9063.
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In the 18th century, concerns over public health and welfare in growing urban areas led to the collection of vast amounts of demographic data. The existence of this plethora of new data led to a new science: sociology. There's much talk today about the power of data in the wake of the Obama campaign's unprecedented translation of data into citizen action and, ultimately, political power. The data-gathering capabilities of new media are just beginning to be truly utilized, and will lead to a revolutionary epistemological relationship between us and the world. Thus is the sense one gets when reading "Participatory Sensing: A Citizen-powered Approach to Illuminating the Patterns that Shape our World," a report by UCLA's Center for Embedded Networked Sensing (CENS).
New technologies, especially mobile, will allow citizens to collect data to interpret still-unseen patterns in the social and physical world.
"Through the use of sensors (e.g., cameras, motion sensors, and GPS) built into mobile phones and web services to aggregate and interpret the assembled information, a new collective capacity is emerging—one in which people participate in sensing and analyzing aspects of their lives that were previously invisible," according to the report.
Ultimately, this can lead to local creation and ownership of scientific knowledge, something that's been largely out of our hands for several centuries.
"The mobile infrastructure has already transformed communication and commerce," said CENS Director Deborah Estrin. "We envision a paradigm that uses the same technologies to empower individuals and groups to learn about themselves and shape the world around them in unprecedented ways."
Before the Scientific and Industrial Revolutions, as well as the switch to the research university in the 18th century, made it difficult -- if not impossible -- for the layperson to access the tools and authority needed for discovery, crucial and sometimes revolutionary insights into nature were made by the amateur.
Charles Darwin was no different than you and I, except that he was invited onto the Beagle as a dining companion while on the way to a life in the church. He was just doing what so many amateurs did back then: gather data.


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I wake up all too often these days and see newspaper stories of trans kids. Children plastered across the front of a paper with the single purpose of making sales, and making money.
What's my Charlie?
She isn't one of a growing number of trans cases. She isn't a statistic in your papers. She isn't a prize to be discussed or a story to be told. She isn't a case to be studied, or a prop in a some sort of drama. She isn't weird or part of a media circus; she isn't a subject on display. She isn't a child on the verge of meltdown, or person in the wrong body. She isn't to be feared, not to be dismissed. She isn't scared of change, and she isn't scared to be her.
What is my Charlie?
She is part of a growing number of children who are free to be themselves. She's part of a generation who are being fierce and bold. She telling her own story, the way it should be told. She is her own wee person and her soul is more precious than most. She is brave, kind and courageous; and she is as stubborn as a mule. She's funny, she's quirky, she's spoiled and cute. She's only just a child who is perfect beyond all words. She has a fantastic body, it's hers and it's unique. She just needs a little adjustment.
She is a sister, a granddaughter, a friend, a cousin, a niece, a daughter and she is mine. So dear newspapers be careful what you say, these children have a force behind them…
Do not be scared of my Charlie. She isn't infectious, although I wish everything about her courage was. Do not be afraid of what you read in the papers "sex change clinics" don't exist. These trans men and women want exactly the same as you. They just want to be free.
I will celebrate the growing number of children being themselves, they are ferociously brave in a world which is so outrageously cruel. We tell our children always to be their own person and never to conform, then we must stand by that.
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It's Complicated (2009)
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It's Complicated was written and directed by Nancy Meyers. Private Benjamin got Meyers started as a writer in 1980. Jane (Meryl Streep) start an affair with her ex-husband Jake (Alec Baldwin) at their son Luke's (Hunter Parrish) college graduation. Jake is married to Agness (Lake Bell) and Jane is starting a relationship with Adam (Steve […]Read more


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Quickly identifying the severity of highway acci-dents, as well as the resources required to assist the people involved in those accidents, is a basic requirement for future intelligent transportation systems. In this context, vehicular communication technologies currently being standardized are able to provide novel solutions to address this problem. In this work we study the feasibility of combining vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communications to deliver a video stream from the place of the accident to the traffic authorities. Our approach relies on vehicles as data relays, thus having the additional advantage of providing drivers with a clear view about the accident, thereby helping to reduce stress and improving traffic flow. An experimental analysis comparing different traffic flooding mechanisms for wireless networks show that the proposed system is viable for highways with moderate/high amounts of traffic, although highlighting the need for more efficient mechanisms specifically addressing broadcast propagation in highway envi-ronments.
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A. Torres
Yusheng Ji
C.T. Calafate
J.-C. Cano
P. Manzoni
address = {Obergurgl, Austria},
author = {Torres, A. and Ji, Yusheng and Calafate, C.T. and Cano, J.-C. and Manzoni, P.},
booktitle = {11th IEEE/IFIP Conference on Wireless On demand Network Systems and Services (WONS 2014)},
doi = {10.1109/WONS.2014.6814731},
month = {4},
pages = {116--121},
publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers},
title = {{V2X solutions for real-time video collection}},
year = {2014},
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